Knife and Sheath
18th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Middle East, Metalwork. For a knife (Kard), silver repousse and chased decoration. Turkish/Armenian, C18. Arms and armour. Inter-departmental transfer to MES, RF 2011/1170.
Middle East, Metalwork. Watered steel blade with repousse silver mounts decorated with floral motifs and a face on both sides. The grip is carved ivory with an inscription along the back of the grip. Turkish/Armenian, C18. Arms and armour. Inter-departmental transfer to MES, RF 2011/1170.
Middle East, Metalwork. Watered steel blade with repousse silver mounts decorated with floral motifs and a face on both sides. The grip is carved ivory with an inscription along the back of the grip. Turkish/Armenian, C18. Arms and armour. Inter-departmental transfer to MES, RF 2011/1170.
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 | Middle East, Metalwork. For a knife (Kard), silver repousse and chased decoration. Turkish/Armenian, C18. Arms and armour. Inter-departmental transfer to MES, RF 2011/1170. Middle East, Metalwork. Watered steel blade with repousse silver mounts decorated with floral motifs and a face on both sides. The grip is carved ivory with an inscription along the back of the grip. Turkish/Armenian, C18. Arms and armour. Inter-departmental transfer to MES, RF 2011/1170. |
| Object history | Purchased in Istanbul in 1897 from Mrs Alice Whitaker, daughter and heir of William Henry Wrench (1836-96). Wrench was British consul in the city when he died, and he had formed a significant collection of Ottoman and Iranian objects while in the consular service. For images of how Wrench displayed his collection in his home in the Pera (Beyoğlu) district of the city, see V&A: PH.331 to 334-1892. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 383&A-1897 |
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| Record created | December 5, 2002 |
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