Sheath
ca. 1780 (made), ca. 1780 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Sheath, Indian, with Russian mounts, ca. 1780
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Covered in velvet, with mountings for strings of iron damascened with gold and bordered with silver. |
| Brief description | Sheath, Indian, with Russian mounts, ca. 1780 |
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| Object history | The Russian sheath mounts were probably mounted for use in India. |
| Historical context | Tula, a hundred miles south of Moscow, was originally the centre of the Russian ordinance industry but under Catherine the Great's patronage diversified into the production of a wide range of forged and chiselled courtly arms and other decorative arts from snuff boxes to furniture. |
| Associated object | 590-1872 (Ensemble) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 590PART/1-1872 |
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| Record created | November 8, 2002 |
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