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Stirrup hilted dress sword Long Caption: Stirrup hilted dress sword. Owned by Captain Edward Chetham (d.1862). The hilt consists of an angular form of stirrup guard composed by four sprays of ancanthus, which has an embossed oval plaque at the centre of the guard showing Hope with her anchor. The short rear quillon is also composed of a scrolled spary of acanthus. At the cross the langets are embossed with a crown and anchor badge. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: WPN1435 Artist: Widdowson & Veale Date: 1812-1825 Medium: gilt brass; ivory; steel; leather; copper wire Size: 691 mm x 19 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.