IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 158428 accession number: O.113-1879 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: The iron blade is T-shaped, formed of double crescents convex to the edge, forged with a narrow but solid socket for the haft with three low transverse flanges at the back. It is decorated with a W in double incised lines, double incised lines and punched crescents along the backs of the blade, and a panel of geometric ornament at the junction of the socket. The haft is of wood, with narrow section currently situated at the bottom, originally for an iron top spike title: axes (tools) NOTES ----- type: history note value: From Ganjam LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts collection: Robert Taylor creditline: Given by Robert Taylor, MA STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/158428 CATEGORIES ------ category: weapons DATING ------ creation date: 1800 - 1879 creation date earliest: 1800 creation date latest: 1879 culture: 19th Century CREATORS -------- maker: Unknown DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Blade Length units: cm value: 22.5 dimension: Overall Length units: cm value: 72.5 dimension: Weight units: g value: 51.5 CITATIONS -------- List of arms presented to the Fitzwilliam Museum by Robert Tayler, Esq. February 10 1879 ---