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Left-hand dagger from Northern Italy. Steel stiletto, blade. Slightly curved quillons decorated with silver embossed floral patterns. Wood hilt with silver wire binding. Embossed pommel and flat finial. Sheath faced with brown velvet with two steel bands embossed with silver on one side at the top and bottom. Plain ring for carrying.
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Length: 32.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
17th Century#
Circa
1600
-
Circa
1700
Sheath
composed of
silver
steel
velvet
Length 22 cm
Decoration
composed of
silver
Blade
composed of
steel
Length 21.2 cm
Accession number: MAR.M.270-1912
Primary reference Number: 19207
Old object number: PB 151
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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