1785~ / 1800~, United Kingdom
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1785~ / 1800~, United Kingdom
- Identifier
- 21.180a–c
- Transfer of custody
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Acquisition
- Gift of Richard Hoe Lawrence, 1921
- Collection
- Material
- Technique
- Embroidery 98%
- Embroidery 72%
- Embroidery 53%
- Embroidery 97%
- Depiction
- Floral motif 34%
- Floral motif 50%
- Floral motif 34%
- Dimension
- 6.4 cm (height)9 cm (width)
- Production time
- Production place
Description
Beaded steel hilts were an English specialty, beginning about 1775. This example retains its original fitted storage box, which would have been provided by the goldsmith or jeweler who sold it.
