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Knife: MAR.M.141-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Steel, parcel-gilt and mother-of-pearl; steel blade and cast handle with eagle finial

Steel, parcel-gilt and mother-of-pearl; the knife has a steel blade with parallel sides and pointed tip; the upper edge of the blade and the sides near the bolster are chased and gilt. The cast steel handle is formed of a ball-shaped knop either side of a rectangle inset with two mother-of pearl panels, surmounted by an openwork baluster and an eagle-shaped finial. The baluster and eagle show traces of gilding.

Notes

History note: Not known before testator

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 16.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

16th Century, Late-17th Century, Early#
Circa 1580 CE - Circa 1620 CE

School or Style

Italian

Components of the work

Inset composed of mother-of-pearl
Decoration composed of gold
Blade
Traces

Materials used in production

Steel

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.141-1912
Primary reference Number: 167090
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 24 September 2015 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

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