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1902.87.13.1

Steel dagger[.1] with deep grooves on the blade and extravagant hilt, with textile covered wooden sheath [.2] [SM 13/03/2007]


1902.87.13.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Steel dagger[.1] with deep grooves on the blade and extravagant hilt, with textile covered wooden sheath [.2] [SM 13/03/2007]
Long description
Steel dagger[.1] with deep grooves on the blade and extravagant hilt, with textile covered wooden sheath [.2]. The hilt of the dagger has been gilded, but it has worn away in several places. The sheath is covered in red textile and blue brocade with a decorative copper alloy chape. [SM 13/03/2007]
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1902
Date collected
By 1902
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1902
Materials and processes
Material Steel Metal, Material Textile, Material Wood Plant, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Grooved, Process Gilded, Process Stitched
Dimensions
Length: max 374 mm dagger, Width: max 83 mm dagger, Length: max 300 mm sheath, Width: max 43 mm sheath
Object numbers
Accession number: 1902.87.13.1 Accession number: 1902.87.13.2

Search terms: Weapon, Dagger, Sheath