Sword
first half of the 18th century (Made)
Place of origin |
Broadsword with hilt chiselled and pierced with circles and arrow-heads.
Object details
Categories | |
Object type | |
Materials and techniques | Chiselled and pierced hilt |
Brief description | Broadsword with pierced and engraved iron hilt, Scottish (possibly Stirling or Glasgow), around 1730. |
Physical description | Broadsword with hilt chiselled and pierced with circles and arrow-heads. |
Dimensions |
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Production type | Unique |
Object history | Broadsword with hilt of pierced and engraved iron. |
Historical context | Believed by the owner's family to have been found on the battlefield of Culloden although there is no proof for this. |
Production | Attributed to Stirling on grounds of style. |
Other number | Loan:Morrison.1 - Previous loan number |
Collection | |
Accession number | M.16-2002 |
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Record created | July 1, 2002 |
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