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Knife: MAR.ARM.O.186-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Pointed single edged blade of watered steel a band of gold at the hilt end and the blade set with Arabic letters in gold; set in silver hilt with cloven end decorated in mello with a river, plants and pavillions. Sheath faced with green velvet and with silver mounts decorated with work ensuite with the hilt; globular silver finial at tip.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay

Acquisition and important dates

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

Components of the work

Hilt End composed of gold
Hilt, Mounts composed of silver
Sheath composed of velvet Height 29 cm
Blade Length 18 cm
Knife Length 28.1 cm

Materials used in production

Steel

Techniques used in production

Insetting (process)

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.ARM.O.186-1912
Primary reference Number: 169136
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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