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Hilt: O.191-1879

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Pata hilt. Carved from a single piece of wood, with a long tubular cuff with a medial ridge decorated with bands of hatching, the main edge bordered by a triple row of carved mouldings with a central raised triangle, and a rounded section for the hand carved with medial ridge, a fleur-de-lys at the top rear, and edged with a set of mouldings matching those at the cuff edge. At the front is a round section, capped with an iron ferrule, and slotted to take a wooden practice blade. Inside is hollow, with a narrow aperture for the arm, a thin transverse grip dowelled into a square hole, and two slots running up the inside. The cuff edge is badly hacked and damaged on the inside

Legal notes

Given by Robert Taylor, MA

Measurements and weight

Overall Length: 42.7 cm
Weight: 1220 g

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by Taylor, Robert, MA

Dating

17th Century#
Circa 1600 - 1700

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: adhesive

  • Text: 191
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Label

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Identification numbers

Accession number: O.191-1879
Primary reference Number: 160138

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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