Sword
Parfitt, Roberts & Parfitt
Category
Arms and armour
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal
Measurements
942 mm (Length); 798 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Jermyn Street
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 848668
Summary
Dress sword. Gilt flat blade, much decorated and engraved 'Parfitt, Roberts and Parfitt, Jermyn St. London'. Black leather sheath, capped and tipped with gilt metal. Tassel in gold braid.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. Acquired by the National Trust in 1956 under the auspices of the National Land Fund, later the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
Makers and roles
Parfitt, Roberts & Parfitt, swordsmith