File:Italian - Dagger for the Left Hand - Walters 51517.jpg
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[edit]Dagger for the Left Hand
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Anonymous (Italy) |
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Dagger for the Left Hand |
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English: This dagger has a short, pointed, double-edged blade. It was attached to the sword belt and worn on the right hip with the sword on the left. Following the new tactics in swordsmanship of the late 1500s, the dagger was wielded by the left hand with a light sword or rapier in the right. New forms evolved to accommodate this parrying function: long crossguards, a side ring, and prongs parallel to the blade to protect the fingers and catch or block an opponent's sword.
This type of dagger, with its large, triangular, convex guard with a raised rim to deflect the opponent's blade, was developed in Spain but produced in Italy in the mid-1600s to accompany cup-hilted rapiers such as Walters 51.501. Like the rapiers, they were intricately decorated with chiseling and piercing. |
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| Date | between 1650 and 1675 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | steel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 51.4 cm (20.2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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51.517 |
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| Place of creation | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters, 1921 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walters Art Museum:  Home page  Info about artwork |
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