Dagger

42-30-186

From: Spain | Toledo

Curatorial Section: Historic

Object Number 42-30-186
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Spanish
Provenience Spain | Toledo
Date Made 1841 CE
Section Historic
Materials Steel
Description

Main Gauche = right handed dagger. Long, narrow, pointed steel blade, groove at each end near guard, inscribed; "Toledo 1841". Wide, straight quillons with twisted ends; below the quillons a rectangular section ornamented with human face and with two short pendent strips, parallel to the blade. From the quillons to the top of the grip is a curved guard with a disc in its center bearing a helmeted head. The section outside of the disc being openwork in a pattern of devils, animals, flowers and a human mask.

Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942
Other Number 173 - Collector Number

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