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Property sword from the Gaiety Theatre

Sword
1903-1950 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (made)
Place of origin
London (made)

Property sword (gladius or short sword?) used by the Gaiety Theatre (1903-1950).


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Theatre
Object type
Sword
TitleProperty sword from the Gaiety Theatre (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted metal with bone and brass
Metal
Bone
Brass
Paint
Forging
Carving
Painting
Brief description
Property sword (gladius or short sword?) used by the Gaiety Theatre (1903-1950)
Physical description
Property sword (gladius or short sword?) used by the Gaiety Theatre (1903-1950), with a flimsy black painted metal blade, bone grip and brass pommel and hollow box guard.
Dimensions
  • Length: 69.0cm (maximum length)
  • Width: 10.4cm (maximum width)
  • Depth: 3.4cm (maximum depth)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Evelyn Disher
Summary
Property sword (gladius or short sword?) used by the Gaiety Theatre (1903-1950).
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.2-1991

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1114244/property-sword-from-the-gaiety-sword-unknown/
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