Dagger from the Gun Set of Mahmud I
- Holding institution:
- The Walters Art Museum
- Data provider:
- The Walters Art Museum
- Title:
- Dagger from the Gun Set of Mahmud I
- Date:
- 1145 AH/AD 1732-33 (Ottoman)
- 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. For the latest information about this object, daggers, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Ottoman DynastyInscriptions: [Transcription] 2 partly legible Turkish coupletsReign: Style:
- Type:
- arms & armor
- Type (Narrower):
- Armaments
- Type (Broader):
- Object
- Subject:
- Culture:
- Provenance:
- Robert S. Pardo, Istanbul; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1903; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
- Medium:
- steel with gold wire, gilded silver, rubies (or spinels), emeralds (or beryls)
- Extent:
- Dimensions: L: 11 3/4 × W: 1 3/4 × D: 11/16 in. (29.8 × 4.4 × 1.7 cm)
- Rights:
- Public Domain
- Identifier:
- 51.76
- Is part of:
- ISL, ARM
Islamic Art