Dagger and Sheath
18th century or 19th century (made)
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KNIFE. Long, pointed blade of watered steel, with thick back and ivory handle; sheath covered with crimson velvet, and mounted with gilt copper. Persian or Afghan. L. 17 in., Sheath 15 in. Bought (St. Maurice Collⁿ).10s.
Description taken from ‘List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1884’. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1885. p. 101
Description taken from ‘List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1884’. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1885. p. 101
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Brief description | For a dagger (Peshkabz), Reddish brown velvet covered sheath with copper gilt mounts with a textile and metal thread tassle, India.; India; Arms and armour Folded chiselled damascus steel blade, with an ivory hilt. India. Arms and armour |
| Physical description | KNIFE. Long, pointed blade of watered steel, with thick back and ivory handle; sheath covered with crimson velvet, and mounted with gilt copper. Persian or Afghan. L. 17 in., Sheath 15 in. Bought (St. Maurice Collⁿ).10s. Description taken from ‘List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1884’. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1885. p. 101 |
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| Credit line | Bought from the collection of Gaston de Saint-Maurice (1831-1905) in 1884 |
| Object history | Bought from the collection of Gaston de Saint-Maurice (1831-1905) in 1884. Saint-Maurice displayed his extensive art collection at the 1878 Paris exhibition, in a gallery entitled L'Egypte des Khalifes. This was part of an official sequence of displays celebrating the history of Egypt, presented by the Egyptian state at this international event. Saint-Maurice held a position at the Khedival court, and had lived in Cairo in 1868-1878. Following the exhibition, Saint-Maurice offered his collection for sale to the South Kensington Museum (today the V&A). This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. |
| Production | Indo-Persian |
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| Accession number | 1062&A-1884 |
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| Record created | December 5, 2002 |
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