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Tsuba: O.1-1920

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Unsigned. Brass incrustation on iron. Hexagonal with flowers and leaves. Two holes plugged with pewter.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Francis Herbert Thompson

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1920) by Thompson, Henry Francis Herbert, Sir, Bart

Dating

17th Century#
1600 CE - 1699 CE

Components of the work

Incrustation composed of brass (alloy)
Holes composed of pewter

Materials used in production

Iron

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.1-1920
Primary reference Number: 169198
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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