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Source Description
This is part of the so-called "Turkish Hunting Set" consisting of the Ottoman gun (Walters 51.84) and various accessories contained within a large Parisian case (Walters 64.165).The dagger fits inside a compartment in the butt of the gun. The steel blade is false damascened with gold wire, a technique called "koftgari", to create foliate patterns and two partly legible Turkish couplet inscriptions. Two long sections of the blade are cut through, so that the middle section stands free and ends in a triangular leaf shaped section studded with gems. The grip, guard, and pommel are gilded silver, set emeralds and rubies, and engraved with abstract designs.
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Document identity
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7477
label
Dagger from the Gun Set of Mahmud I
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title
Dagger from the Gun Set of Mahmud I
description
This is part of the so-called "Turkish Hunting Set" consisting of the Ottoman gun (Walters 51.84) and various accessories contained within a large Parisian case (Walters 64.165).The dagger fits inside a compartment in the butt of the gun. The steel blade is false damascened with gold wire, a technique called "koftgari", to create foliate patterns and two partly legible Turkish couplet inscriptions. Two long sections of the blade are cut through, so that the middle section stands free and ends in a triangular leaf shaped section studded with gems. The grip, guard, and pommel are gilded silver, set emeralds and rubies, and engraved with abstract designs.
provenance
Robert S. Pardo, Istanbul; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1903; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
1145 AH/AD 1732-33 (Ottoman)
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en
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Arms & Armor
daggers
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cm
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29.8
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4.4
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1.7
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L: 11 3/4 × W: 1 3/4 × D: 11/16 in. (29.8 × 4.4 × 1.7 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Transcription] 2 partly legible Turkish couplets
dynasty
Ottoman Dynasty
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steel with gold wire, gilded silver, rubies (or spinels), emeralds (or beryls)
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