IDENTIFIERS
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id:	162287
accession number:	O.1 & A-1854

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Tuesday 4 May 2021

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: The blade is single edged, with an almost straight edge, the back curving forwards towards the point. The back is flat and thick, and there is a broad, deep fuller at the back. The whole blade from the fuller backwards is covered in heavy silver foil chased with floral scrolls and geometrical ornament of a pearled ground. The hilt is of dark horn, finely carved with sections of foliage, secured by three brass rivets with three from an original four decorative silver washers. At the junction with the blade the hilt is covered with a heavy silver ferrule, chiselled into a complex spray of waves at the edge side. The pommel cap is of silver chased with flowers. The tang extends the full width of the hilt, and is covered at front and rear with bands of tooled silver. The scabbard is of wood covered with fluted silver sheet, decorated with bands of silver filigree.
title:	dagger

NOTES
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type: history note
value: uncertain


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:	Taylor bequest (uncertain)
creditline: Given by Miss C. Harwood

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/162287





CATEGORIES
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category: weapons

DATING
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creation date:	1700 - 1799
creation date earliest:	1700
creation date latest:	1799

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Length
units: mm
value: 340

dimension: Weight
units: g
value: 392