The blade of watered steel (Wootz) is double curved and edged with multiple cusps. The central panel has carved in relief a branching stem terminating in a lotus bud at the forte, and gilt. The hilt is formed of a pale nephrite grip, with jadeite bands carved into lutus buds at either end, a dark green nephrite guard and pommel carved with foliage, the guard fitted with nephrite quillon terminals set in kundan work with a central rock crystal surrounded with six rubies, the pommel with twenty rubies in gold settings round the sides, and on the top three rock crystals surrounded with rubies in gold settings. The scabbard is of wood covered with purple velvet faded on the front to a pale bluish green, with a gilt iron throat shaped for the guard of the dagger, and a small silver gilt chape set with rock crystals in the terminal. Gold thread tape is sewn round the throat and down the centre seam.
Length: 350 mm
Weight: 312 g
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
1850 - 1899
Blade
Length 215 mm
Scabbard
Length 245 mm
Accession number: TEMP-AA-ARMOURWITHOUTNUMBERS21
Primary reference Number: 162555
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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