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Dagger and Sheath

Conservation Provenance Credit

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
2/19/1962	Treatment	coated
10/03/2001	Treatment	cleaned

Provenance R. S. Pardo, Constantinople [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1903 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1903

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Creator

Turkish (Artist)

Period

mid 19th century (Modern)

Medium

blade: steel, inlaid with gold; hilt: gold, inlaid with rubies (or spinels), emeralds (or beryls), diamonds, amethyst, enamel; sheath: gold, inlaid with rubies (or spinels), emeralds (or beryls), diamonds
(Arms & Armor)

Accession Number

51.77

Measurements

dagger: 1 1/2 x 9 13/16 x 1 in. (3.8 x 25 x 2.5 cm); sheath: 1 5/16 x 6 5/8 x 3/4 in. (3.3 x 16.8 x 2 cm)

Geographies

Turkey (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Centre Street: Third Floor: Islamic Arms and Armor