IDENTIFIERS
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id:	159909
accession number:	O.143-1879

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

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: With two steel blades, both double edged and double curved curves, with a low medial ridge and slightly hollow ground. The steel hilt is formed of a loop, formed as a U-shaped langet with fleur-de-lys-shaped terminals at either end joined to each blade with two rivets with brass washers, the two by the hilt at the outside large rosette washers. There is a narrow grip curved for the hand, and a broad guard round the outside with cusped and scalloped outer edges embossed ridges, and a slot down  the centre. At the rear are two riveted decorative finials. The hilt retains its original lining of leather covered with red fabric (cotton?). The hilt is patinated, one blade polished bright the other chemically blued, the edges and ridge polished bright
title:	dagger

NOTES
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type: history note
value: From Ganjam. Probably from Tanjore arsenal


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/159909





CATEGORIES
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category: weapons

DATING
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creation date:	1800 - 1879
creation date earliest:	1800
creation date latest:	1879
culture:	19th Century

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Blade Length
units: cm
value: 18.8

dimension: Overall Length
units: cm
value: 28.5

dimension: Weight
units: g
value: 202



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