IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 159898 accession number: O.129-1879 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Tuesday 4 May 2021 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Steel. Recurved and formed of two arms of steel, of flat section with medial ridges on the inside (at rest) and short, rectangular section ears cut with nocks for the bowstring. The arms are joined in a hand grip where the steel of the bow narrows and grips of wood, which retain traces of polychrome painting with flowers, are attached title: bow 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/159898 CATEGORIES ------ category: weapons DATING ------ creation date: 1800 - 1879 creation date earliest: 1800 creation date latest: 1879 culture: 19th Century CREATORS -------- maker: Unknown DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Overall Length units: cm value: 88.5 dimension: Weight units: g value: 890 CITATIONS -------- List of arms presented to the Fitzwilliam Museum by Robert Tayler, Esq. February 10 1879 ---