Maker: Unknown
The steel blade is small, single edged and bearded, with a flat square back. It is covered with koftgari silver and partly gilt foil punched with geometrical ornament. The haft is of faceted dark wood with a gilt copper alloy ferrule, medial band and terminal, the latter with a double knop finial, the end fittings punched with floral ornament on a stippled ground, the middle one with bands of geometrical ornament. At the top is a screw which holds the head in place, and a gilt washer shaped like a lotus bud.
History note: No provenance obvious
Length: 520 mm
Weight: 870 g
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
19th Century
1800
-
1899
Head
Length 122 mm
Blade
Width 95 mm
Accession number: TEMP-AA-ARMOURWITHOUTNUMBERS11
Primary reference Number: 162544
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Axes (tools)" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/162544 Accessed: 2024-11-26 06:22:28
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