Dagger


Accession Number
W114
Current Location
In storage
Object Type
Implements and utensils, Warfare, hunting and fishing equipment, Dagger
Material
Metals/alloys (Copper alloy)
Measurements
Length: 34cm
Number of Elements
1

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Description

Copper alloy dagger with open-worked handle for inlay (now missing). Date unknown. Purchased in 1906 from the collection of Robert de Rustafjaell.

Other Identity
3 (label on one side) | 781 (rectangular label with blue frame)
Auction
Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge: 19–21 Dec 1906, Lot 294
Previous Owners
Robert de Rustafjaell (1859–1943) | Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
Acquisition
Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
Last modified: 29 Jul 2020
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