Maker: Unknown
Made of steel, with short quillons springing from a large quillon block, long langets terminating in lotus buds, a rather angular knuckle-bow terminating in a dragon head, a baluster shaped grip, a wide, flat disc pommel with a wide, low dome with petalled edge and a short, curved spike finial. The surface is entirely plain. There is a nasty jagged hole through the pommel
Given by Robert Taylor, MA
Length: 19.5 cm
Weight: 242 g
Width: 10 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by Taylor, Robert, MA
19th Century
Circa
1800
CE
-
1879
CE
Accession number: O.122-1879
Primary reference Number: 159715
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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