1785~ / 1800~, United Kingdom

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
Depiction
Dimension
6.400000095367432 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.