Dagger and sheath
Dagger and sheath
Dagger and sheath
Dagger and sheath
Dagger and sheath
Dagger and sheath

Currently not on view

Dagger and sheath,

19th–20th century

Spanish
y1946-81

Information

Title
Dagger and sheath
Dates

19th–20th century

Medium
Steel, with silver and gold inlay
Dimensions
28.5 x 4.5 x 1.1 cm (11 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Philip Ashton Rollins
Object Number
y1946-81
Place Made

Europe, Spain, Toledo

Inscription
Inscribed in gold on side near the hilt: FABRICO / DE / TOLEDO
Culture
Spanish
Type
metalwork, weapons
Materials
silver, steel, gold
Subject
daggers (weapons), lozenges, plant-derived motifs, arabesques, griffins, scrollwork, lions, heads, sheaths

Weapons market, Toledo, Spain; purchased in 1892 or 1893 by Gutzon Borglum (1867 – 1941); gift to Philip Ashton Rollins, Class of 1889 (1869-1950); gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1946.

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