IDENTIFIERS
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id:	158407
accession number:	O.92-1879

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Tuesday 25 February 2020

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: The blade of steel is straight and double edged, cut down from an imported European broadsword blade. The hilt is formed of two plain hollow ground bars joined by a grip formed of two bars with central balusters, waisted at either side. At the front is a deeply curved concave bar attached to the blade by heavy langets terminating in multi-pointed finials, with three rivets. Two of these rivets also attach a plain, flat hand guard, which narrows to a curled end. The surfaces have been polished bright, except on the guard, and are pitted from the earlier corrosion, and stained
title:	dagger

NOTES
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type: history note
value: From Ganjam. Probably from the Tanjore armoury, broken up in 1860 (see documentation Elgood 2004)


LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
collection:	Robert Taylor
creditline: Given by Robert Taylor, MA

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/158407





CATEGORIES
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category: weapons

DATING
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creation date:	1640 - 1660
creation date earliest:	1640
creation date latest:	1660
culture:	17th Century, Mid#

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Blade Length
units: cm
value: 31.5

dimension: Overall Length
units: cm
value: 49.3

dimension: Weight
units: g
value: 625



CITATIONS
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List of arms presented to the Fitzwilliam Museum by Robert Tayler, Esq. February 10 1879
Hindu Arms and Ritual: Arms and Armour from India 1400-1865
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