IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 208670 accession number: AAL.5-2008 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Tuesday 3 May 2016 updated: Wednesday 25 September 2019 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Sword, steel. The hilts (quillons, grips, and pommels) were probably made specially for the funeral in 1745. The blade is earlier, possibly 17th century. The sword has been painted to give the illusion that it is in a scabbard. title: sword LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts creditline: Lent to the museum by St Mary’s Parochial Church Council STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/208670 TECHNIQUES ---------- painting CATEGORIES ------ category: funerary equipment category: weapons DATING ------ creation date: 1600 - 1745 creation date earliest: 1600 creation date latest: 1745 culture: 17th Century-18th Century# CREATORS -------- maker: Unknown