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Maker: Unknown
Basket hilted sword. Steel blade marked, including the name ANDREA FERARA. Mid-17th century.
History note: Once the property of Gen. Lord Fairfax (1612-71). Sir Cuthbert Sharpe's Collection. Londesborough Sale, Christie's July 1888, lot 326, £15-15. (Cripps-Day, p. 17). Charles Fairfax Murray
Depth: 11.5 cm
Length: 91.2 cm
Weight: 0.816 kg
Width: 13.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1893) by Murray, Charles Fairfax
17th Century, Mid#
Circa
1630
CE
-
1670
CE
Sword
Inscription present: both sides with other marks
Accession number: M.3-1893
Primary reference Number: 19129
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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