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English: Knife (England), 1805–15   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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English: Knife (England), 1805–15
Description
English: Silver-gilt sabre-shaped handle with engraved scalloped decoration on the bolster. Banded ferrule, tapering jasper handle, oval in section. Light blue ground with raised design in white, in the centre a bow and arrow, a quiver filled with arrows, a flower wreath and an incense burner surrounded with ribbons, olive twigs and a bow. Beaded cresting along the sides, floral decoration at the top of handle, a metal cap in the centre.
Date 1805–15
Medium silver, gold, jasper
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
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Product Design and Decorative Arts
Accession number
1985-103-209
Credit line The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg
Inscriptions On handle: F, leopard's head, lion passant; Tardy, Silver (1981) p. 247, 250; London 1861?
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  • Type: knife
  • Country: United Kingdom
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