Broadsword

Description

Broadsword with a silver half basket hilt by Henry Bethune, Edinburgh, c. 1715, the blade elaborately decorated with the figure of St Andrew and inscribed on both sides

Museum reference

H.LA 124

Collection

Weapons and Accessories

Object name

Broadsword

Production information

Beathune, Harry, 1704 - 1759 (fl.), Silversmith
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1715

Materials

Silver

Physical description

Silver hilt

Associations

Depicted: Saint Andrew
James Francis Edward Stuart, Prince, 1688 - 1766
Collection: Milne-Davidson Collection
Collector: Milne-Davidson, James, Major, 1876 - 1951
Germany, Western Europe

Exhibitions

• Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites (23 Jun 2017 - 12 Nov 2017)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Game of Crowns: The Jacobites and the Road to Rebellion (07 Dec 2014 - 10 May 2015)
  National Library of Scotland

• Silver of the Stars (24 Jan 2007 - 16 Sep 2007)
  Incorporation of Goldsmiths of the City of Edinburgh
  Victoria and Albert Museum
  The State Hermitage Museum
  The World Art Museum

Credit

Acquired with the aid of the Art Fund