Dagger and Case
1700-1899
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Dagger and Case
1700-1899
Physical Qualities
Dagger: Jade with diamonds, rubies and emeralds set in gold (handle); steel (blade)
Dagger case: Silver with enamel decoration, 44.3 OL x 7.5 W x 2.5 D cm.
Credit Line
The Mary Frick Jacobs Collection
Object Number
1938.289
Although acquired together, the dagger and case were not originally paired. The case is decorated with champleve enamel decoration typical of Lucknow, while the dagger is of a type widely distributed throughout northern India.
Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1938; Mary Frick Jacobs, Baltimore, MD, by purchase.
Ornamental Art of India
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