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Production: Unknown
Calendar sword. Back edged blade etched with a calendar and a list of saints' days for the year.
History note: Sold at Sotheby's July 9th 1931, Lot 91, £40, illustrated. Bought from the Stead Collection, October 18th 1947
Method of acquisition: Given (1947-10-18) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
16th Century, Mid#
Circa
1540
CE
-
1550
CE
This elegant sword, with a walnut grip of possible later date, has a blade engraved with a perpetual calendar. Besides each date, the calendar letters, a to g for Sunday to Saturday, and the names of saints whose festival it is, were etched. The months have a mixture of Germanic and Latin names. This unusual sword was probably more decorative than for actual use.
Blade
Length 70.12 cm
Width 4 cm
Decoration
Casting (process) : Sword, cast with etched decoration
Accession number: M.9-1947
Primary reference Number: 18879
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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