Double Sword and Sheath

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
China (made)

Tortoisehell covered sheath for a Chinese double sword with embossed brass mounts. Ex India Museum (Royal Asiatic Society). Egerton 774-777; Chinese; Arms and armour

Object details

Categories
Arms & Armour
India Museum
Object type
Double sword and sheath
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Sheath
  • Sword
  • Sword
Materials and techniques
Steel
Brass
Wood
Tortoise Shell
Forging
Embossing
Carving
Brief description
Tortoisehell covered sheath for a Chinese double sword with embossed brass mounts. Ex India Museum (Royal Asiatic Society). Egerton 774-777; Chinese; Arms and armour
Object history
Part of a set of Chinese material on Loan to the India Museum (East India Company) from the Royal Asiatic Society. Transferred to South Kensington Museum in 1879 and inventoried in 1880.
Bibliographic references
  • Lord Egerton of Tatton, Indian and Oriental Armour, London, 1896, p. 145, Cat. No. 774-777
  • Egerton, Wilbraham, An illustrated handbook of Indian arms; being a classified and descriptive catalogue of the arms exhibited at the India museum: with an introductory sketch of the military history of India, London, 1880 p.145
Other numbers
  • 774 to 777 - Egerton Catalogue number
  • M.209-1935 - Incorrect number
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
3289(IS) to 3289B/(IS)

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Record createdDecember 11, 2002
Record URL
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