Miniature Sword
late 18th-19th century (Ottoman)
blade: steel, inlaid with gold; hilt; serpentine, gilded brass, diamonds, emeralds (or beryls), garnets, rubies (or spinels); sheath: gilded brass, diamonds, emeralds (or beryls), rubies (or spinels), garnets
(Islamic World , Arms and Armor )
(Islamic World , Arms and Armor )
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Robert S. Pardo, Istanbul; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1903; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
2014-2016 | From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
2015-2016 | Pearls on a String: Artists, Patrons, and Poets at the Great Islamic Courts. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco. |
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
3/22/2023 | Treatment | Examined, Cleaned |
3/22/2023 | Treatment | Examined and cleaned for exhibition. |
2/19/1963 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
10/3/2001 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Turkey (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 4 5/8 x W: 5/8 x D: 1/2 in. (1.59 x 11.75 x 1.27 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1903
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.81