IDENTIFIERS
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id:	160100
accession number:	O.176-1879

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Friday 30 July 2021

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: The blade, of watered crucible steel (Wootz), is curved and single edged with flat back. The iron hilt, of pistol-grip type, has short quillons with rounded terminals, long langets with stylised bud finials, a oval section grip bent over at the pommel and a double curved knucklebow with a scrolling finial. The hilt is chiselled and heavily gilt with animals in a landscape, including lions, antelope and birds. The scabbard is of wood covered with crimson velvet with a gold tape down the rear seam, two suspension loops and a long chape decorated en suite with the hilt
title:	sword

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/160100





CATEGORIES
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category: weapons

DATING
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creation date:	1600 - 1865
creation date earliest:	1600
creation date latest:	1865

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown
maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Blade Length
units: cm
value: 79.5

dimension: Overall Length
units: cm
value: 92

dimension: Weight
units: g
value: 845



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