Spear
Category
Arms and armour
Date
1770 - 1800
Materials
steel, wood, paint and gilt thread
Measurements
2345 mm (Length); 380 mm (Length)
Place of origin
India
Order this imageCollection
Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1185198
Summary
Spear with straight-edged steel head chiselled along the central rib and with a tiger-mask at the forte, the ferrules at both ends polygonal; the shaft painted black and red in a diaper of cones; the tassels of gilt thread. Southern India (Mysore?), late 18th century. Middle spear in images.
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust from John George Herbert, 8th Earl of Powis and the Powis Estate Trustees in June 2010.