IDENTIFIERS
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id:	160098
accession number:	O.173-1879

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 is of watered crucible steel, straight, single-edged and of T section. At the edge is a raised, bright facet. The tang is the full width and length of the hilt, which is waisted with a beaked pommel, and is decorated with a band of floral ornament in gold koftgari. A carved lotus bud runs alon the top of the blade’s forte.  A bone grip is attached at either side with five brass rivets. The right grip is damaged at the pommel and blade ends. The scabbard is of wood covered with green velvet fitted with large silver chape and top locket, each bordered with broad bands of chased and gilt floral bands with preening birds (peacocks?) at the ends. The top locket is fitted with a swivel loop at the back, and the chape has a lotus bud finial
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/160098





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: 38

dimension: Overall Length
units: cm
value: 50.6

dimension: Weight
units: g
value: 530



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