IDENTIFIERS
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id:	158422
accession number:	O.107-1879

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, with four deep V-shaped fullers at the forte, and a very heavy reinforced point. The hilt is formed of two long rectangular section bars joined by a grip formed of two bars of round section, swelling slightly to their centres, and by a V-shaped bar attached to the blade. The hilt is decorated with a floral diaper in silver koftgari, most of which is now lost. The hilt is broken in two between the grips. The blade is stained and rusting in patches
title:	dagger

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/158422





CATEGORIES
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category: weapons

DATING
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creation date:	1600 - 1700
creation date earliest:	1600
creation date latest:	1700
culture:	17th Century#

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Blade Length
units: cm
value: 23.8

dimension: Overall Length
units: cm
value: 45.5

dimension: Weight
units: g
value: 565



CITATIONS
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List of arms presented to the Fitzwilliam Museum by Robert Tayler, Esq. February 10 1879
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