Basket Hilted Sword and Scabbard
1660-1680 (made), ca 1640 (made)
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Sword, steel basket hilt, russetted, parcel-gilt and inlaid with gold, the blade inscribed 'ME FECIT HUNSLO' from about 1680, the basket pierced with the design of a family crest, and the scabbard of leather with chiselled steel and gilt brass mounts decorated with trophies.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Steel basket hilt, parcel-gilt and inlaid with gold, leather scabbard with chiselled steel and gilt brass mounts. |
| Brief description | Sword, steel basket hilt, russetted, parcel-gilt and inlaid with gold, with a leather scabbard with chiselled steel and gilt brass mounts decorated with trophies, made in the Hounslow factory, England, ca. 1680 |
| Physical description | Sword, steel basket hilt, russetted, parcel-gilt and inlaid with gold, the blade inscribed 'ME FECIT HUNSLO' from about 1680, the basket pierced with the design of a family crest, and the scabbard of leather with chiselled steel and gilt brass mounts decorated with trophies. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'ME FECIT HVNSLO' (On the blade)
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| Credit line | W.H. Fenton Bequest |
| Historical context | This is one of a number of similar hilts made for English Officers |
| Production | Hilt 1660-80; blade ca. 1640 |
| Other number | 69 - North, European Swords |
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| Accession number | M.439:1, 2-1936 |
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| Record created | November 11, 2002 |
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