IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 169133 accession number: MAR.ARM.O.183-1912 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Monday 29 April 2024 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Curved steel blade with concave faceting the central ridge. Worked to the shape of a flowering plant with gilt. The hilt of green jade with white jade grip and 'T' piece finials; finials and pommel carved with leaf shapes and set with garnets, glass paste and moonstone. The hilt covered with purple velvet and bands of gilt thread with gilt finial of teardrops shape encircling rock crystal. Mughal. title: dagger LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts collection: C. B. Marlay creditline: Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/169133 TECHNIQUES ---------- insetting (process) TECHNIQUES ---------- gilding TECHNIQUES ---------- carving CATEGORIES ------ category: weapons DATING ------ creation date: 1600 - 1799 creation date earliest: 1600 creation date latest: 1799 culture: 17th Century-18th Century CREATORS -------- maker: Unknown