IDENTIFIERS
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id:	159954
accession number:	O.169-1879

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Tuesday 25 February 2020

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Of watered (wootz) steel, comprising a deep gutter-shaped plate rounded to the elbow, and an inner plate attached by two decorative hinges. The edge is bordered in the outside by a series of brass rivets retaining a black leather lining band which retains the lining  of quilted crimson velvet, and at the wrist is the complete hand defence, shaped to the fingers and thumb, covered in crimson velvet studded with copper alloy nails in a scale pattern and lined with crimson velvet, with finger and thumb loops of brown, blue and cream tape. At the lower edge at the wrist of the main plate are two hinged strap loops, and on the inner wrist plate the two decorative buckles. The exterior is bordered with a broad band of floral scrolls in gold koftgari, The condition is rough, dirty and pitted
title:	Arm defence

LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
collection:	Robert Taylor
creditline: Given by Robert Taylor, MA

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/159954





CATEGORIES
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category: weapons

DATING
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creation date:	1800 - 1840
creation date earliest:	1800
creation date latest:	1840
culture:	19th Century, Early#

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Inner Plate Length
units: cm
value: 14.5

dimension: Main Plate Length
units: cm
value: 32

dimension: Overall Length
units: cm
value: 500

dimension: Weight
units: g
value: 830



CITATIONS
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List of arms presented to the Fitzwilliam Museum by Robert Tayler, Esq. February 10 1879
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