Bosom dagger
Category
Jewellery
Date
1700 - 1800
Materials
Brass, Steel
Measurements
3 x 44 x 146 mm
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 547180
Summary
Brass bosom dagger with silvered reverse to hilt. Hilt encrusted in polished steel 'diamonds' of circular and elongated shapes. Grip made up of ring of steel 'diamonds'. Inscribed - BOSOM DAGGER silvered back 18th c pair ornament 1780s D (label around blade) 1700 - 1800
Provenance
An item from the Pamela Ward Collection, left to the National Trust in Miss Ward's will in 1994
Marks and inscriptions
BOSOM DAGGER silvered back 18th c. pair ornament 1780s D (label around blade)