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Spearhead: O.41-1879

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Steel, with a waisted leaf-shaped blade with wings at the forte, almost flat but quite heavy, with a fuller at either side of a low medial ridge at either side and of quite rough construction. It is made in one piece with its socket to which it is joined by a moulded knop, the socket plain with a weld down one side and solid reinforcing ring also of steel at the bottom. The steel is pitted where is has been heavily corroded then polished bright. The section of socket below the ring has not been cleaned. A fragment of the presumably original wooden haft survives in the socket

Notes

History note: Probably from the Tanjore armoury, broken up in 1860 (see documentation Elgood 2004).

Legal notes

Given by Robert Taylor, MA

Measurements and weight

Blade Length: 20.2 cm
Blade Width Max: 5.2 cm
Overall Length: 41.2 cm
Weight: 540 g

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by Taylor, Robert, MA

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1700 CE - 1800 CE

Materials used in production

Steel

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 41
  • Method of creation: Inscribed
  • Type: Tag

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.41-1879
Primary reference Number: 158349
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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