Skip to main content

Sword: O.100-1879

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

The steel blade is curved and single edged. The hilt is of red wood, originally with a copper alloy ferrule at either end, that at the guard is decorated with series of incised lines, that at the pommel missing

Legal notes

Given by Robert Taylor, MA

Measurements and weight

Blade Length: 51.5 cm
Overall Length: 83.5 cm
Weight: 655 g

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1800 CE - 1900 CE

Components of the work

Blade composed of steel

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 100
  • Method of creation: Inscribed
  • Type: Tag

Inscription present: adhesive

  • Text: 100
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.100-1879
Primary reference Number: 158415

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Sword" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/158415 Accessed: 2024-04-28 01:35:37

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/158415 |title=Sword |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-28 01:35:37|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-158415

More objects and works of art you might like

An image of Sword

Sword

Accession Number: GR.87.1901

An image of Mortuary sword

Mortuary sword

Accession Number: HEN.M.291-1933

An image of Mortuary sword

Mortuary sword

Accession Number: HEN.M.290-1933

An image of Sword

Sword

Accession Number: HEN.M.232-1933

Suggested products from Curating Cambridge

Featured image for the project: Giant Snowballs - Christmas card pack

Giant Snowballs - Christmas card pack

£7.00

Featured image for the project: Carolina Parakeets - 1000 pc jigsaw puzzle

Carolina Parakeets - 1000 pc jigsaw puzzle

£20.00

Featured image for the project: Zeta Machine - 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle

Zeta Machine - 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle

£20.00

Featured image for the project: Two nude sword fighters - Art print

Two nude sword fighters - Art print

£30.00

You might be interested in this...

Featured image for the project: Negroli Burgonet

Negroli Burgonet

Featured image for the project: How to make a soap carving

How to make a soap carving

Featured image for the project: Four drachma piece from Naxos

Four drachma piece from Naxos

Featured image for the project: Hampstead Heath

Hampstead Heath

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo