Sword, dress

Description

Basket hilted Highland dress sword, hilt inscribed with coat of arms and crest flanked by thistle leaves, blade is back-edged: Scottish, Edinburgh, probably by Marshall and Son, c. 1822

Museum reference

K.2002.607.1

Object name

Sword, dress

Production information

Marshall and Sons of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1822

Materials

Silver, Iron, Wood, Ray skin, Wire, Leather, Velvet, Silk

Physical description

Silver, iron, wood, ray skin, wire, leather, velvet, silk;

Associations

Previous owner: Sir Gregor MacGregor of MacGregor
Battle of Glenfrouin
Battle of Culloden

Exhibitions

• Wild and Majestic Romantic Visions of Scotland (28 Jun 2019 - 10 Nov 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

Credit

Acquired with the aid of the Art Fund