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East India Company Officer’s Sword

Title

Year/Period

1805

Region

London

Material

Gilt Brass, Steel, Leather, Silver, Ivory

Dimension

Object size: Refer to parts

Accession No.

2018-00685

Collection of

National Museum of Singapore

This East India Company officer’s sword was made by John Prosser, one of London’s pre-eminent sword cutlers of the late 18th century. The locket on the scabbard is engraved with the figure of a lion rampant gardant supporting an imperial crown, which is the mark of the East India Company also found in its heraldic arms.