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Production: Unknown
Small sword with enamel grip, perhaps for a child. German, c. 1750.
J.S. Henderson Bequest
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933-03-16) by Henderson, James Stewart
18th Century, Mid#
Production date:
circa
AD 1750
This small sword has a delicate ceramic grip, painted with a house or church, and this, together with its short length, suggests that it may have been made for a woman.
Grip
composed of
enamel
Sword
composed of
steel
Accession number: HEN.M.264-1933
Primary reference Number: 19039
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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