Artist: Unknown; Date(s): circa 1600 - circa 1700; Classification(s): weapons, left-hand dagger, casting (process), cast blade, with embossed decoration on the blade, pommel and sheath; Acquisition: bequeathed by Marlay, Charles Brinsley, 1912, C.B. Marlay Bequest [MAR.M.270-1912]
Description: Left-hand dagger from Northern Italy. Steel stiletto, blade. Slightly curved quillons decorated with silver embossed floral patterns. Wood hilt with silver wire binding. Embossed pommel and flat finial. Sheath faced with brown velvet with two steel bands embossed with silver on one side at the top and bottom. Plain ring for carrying.