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Dudgeon Dagger

1605 (made)
Place of origin

Dagger with an ebony hilt mounted in silver-gilt and inscribed on the blade 'ASK ME NOT FOR SCHAME DRINK LIS AND BY ANE' and 'IMC 1605'

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Ebony hilt mounted in silver-gilt
Brief description
Dagger with ebony hilt and inscription on blade, British, 1605
Physical description
Dagger with an ebony hilt mounted in silver-gilt and inscribed on the blade 'ASK ME NOT FOR SCHAME DRINK LIS AND BY ANE' and 'IMC 1605'
Dimensions
  • Hilt length: 10.5cm
  • Blade length: 27.5cm
  • Whole length: 38.3cm
  • Lobes diameter: 3.9cm
  • Hilt depth: 2.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • ASK ME NOT FOR SCHAME DRINK LIS AND BY ANE' (Inscription; decoration; On the blade)
  • 'IMC 1605'
Credit line
Given by Mr R.W. Symonds
Production
This object is from either Scotland or Northern England
Bibliographic reference
Cannan, Fergus, Scottish Arms and Armour, Shire Publications, 2009, pp. 77-78, ill. p. 81
Collection
Accession number
M.59-1959

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Record createdNovember 6, 2002
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