1592984543000 1312637261000 Standard Record object-167103 1747160644288 1714399874000 1747159409017 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-167103 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/167103 f1a005d1-4ed8-3cb9-aa55-a52fefa443f0 5 person reference agent-139324 adlib-agent-139324 412c46d0-b7b7-3980-8ca2-6c1babc8909a Venus person reference agent-150796 adlib-agent-150796 ec5a0c8a-e54c-3735-adea-0fd5dd14f994 Cupid reference term-81891 adlib-term-81891 6ab3dc8e-a37a-37f2-ab96-73589f8ff338 cutlery reference term-39778 adlib-term-39778 8bd60ed6-968d-3faf-8ad5-b4e4ee9bb245 silver Mounts reference term-40136 adlib-term-40136 28e1cd6e-7c25-339f-8cd2-2aaae536a0c5 steel Blade reference term-40149 adlib-term-40149 89c91a11-c946-3355-a7f0-e9d757f7a1d5 ivory Handle reference term-40902 adlib-term-40902 ec39a220-e629-3548-92f0-14937d5d3167 leather Length cm 18 Sheath Length cm 24.2 Knife Applied Arts ivory, steel, leather and silver; the knife with steel blade and ivory handle carved with Venus and Cupid; the leather sheath with silver mounts Ivory, steel, leather and silver; the knife has a broad double-sided steel blade which tapers to a rounded point. The ivory handle is carved in the form of Venus and Cupid. She rests against a pillar whilst holding an arrow in her left hand and Cupid's hand in her right. Behind them rises a spray of scrolling foliage, and they stand on a plinth decorated with scrolls. The ferrule is of steel with decorative borders. The sheath is of leather mounted in silver at the rim and base, and is of slender triangular shape. Both mounts have scroll cut edges and are engraved, chased and punched with rocaille decoration. M.26 & A-1933 1 accession number M.26 & A-1933 167103 priref 167103 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/167103 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/167103 on the side of the sheath printed and glued FITZWILLIAM MUSEUM / GIVEN BY / ALFRED A. DE PASS / 1933 paper label reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum Given by A.A. de Pass, 1933 reference agent-153140 adlib-agent-153140 f5bf2584-5b68-39cb-ae7a-96c84bb52a36 de Pass, Alfred A. 1933 1933 1933 given Entry date: 1933 1600 1600 CE 1600 circa 1600 1650 1 1650 CE 1650 circa 1650 handle maker reference agent-149652 adlib-agent-149652 0d4f90dc-b166-3d4b-b0db-25f4118b6e98 Unknown cutler reference agent-149652 adlib-agent-149652 0d4f90dc-b166-3d4b-b0db-25f4118b6e98 Unknown silversmith reference agent-149652 adlib-agent-149652 0d4f90dc-b166-3d4b-b0db-25f4118b6e98 Unknown The style of the sheath and the decoration on the silver mounts suggest it was made in the early to mid 18th century, so it is either a replacement for an earlier sheath or a later addition. reference term-106607 adlib-term-106607 61babb74-f8fd-3e53-abf6-c2c2f5dd351b 17th Century, Early reference term-120306 adlib-term-120306 4c444129-3d8c-340f-bfbd-b4d82e5cbd17 literal France France country possibly France reference term-128270 adlib-term-128270 80413fa0-e7c0-3b03-abb7-0a708b552ce5 knife and sheath object name reference term-40149 adlib-term-40149 89c91a11-c946-3355-a7f0-e9d757f7a1d5 ivory category history note not known before testator reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum

reference term-128270 adlib-term-128270 80413fa0-e7c0-3b03-abb7-0a708b552ce5 knife and sheath

knife and sheath object OBJECT