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Sword, before 1952
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Sword, before 1952
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SAFE/DR 107
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YEGmvPXn
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Sword, before 1952
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Sword, before 1952
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Author / Creator
Date
before 1952
Call Numbers
SAFE/DR 107
Record Identifier
Formats
— Physical Description
Contents
1 sword - 84 x 11.6 cm - steel with bronze [?] grip
— Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
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— SCOPE AND CONTENTS
Contents
Long, thin slightly-curved blade. Coiled grip ends in knob shaped as a lion's [?] head.
— ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Full title
Sword, before 1952
— AUTHORS, ARTISTS AND CONTRIBUTORS
Author / Creator
— NOTES
General note
From notes written in Sir William Dixson's hand, no. 9: 'This was at one time the full dress sword of William Bligh - one time Governor of N.S.W., and was obtained from some of his descendants named Notting in Queensland. The scabbard had rotted away. In order to preserve it I had it nickel-plated'
From P. Steen's notes, Lot no. 256: 'Willia...
Date note
Dated from the year of Sir William Dixson's death
Description source
Information transferred from pictures card catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2009-2010
— CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION
Source
Bequeathed by Sir William Dixson, 1952
Spencer List number: 172c
Spencer List number: 528
Identifiers
— PRIMARY IDENTIFIERS
Call Numbers
SAFE/DR 107
Record Identifier
YEGmvPXn
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— OTHER IDENTIFIERS
Reference code
891669
