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inventarisnummer | WPN1435
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collectie | Edged Weapons
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museum | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
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datum | circa 1812-1825
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omschrijving | 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. There is a lion's-head pommel and back-piece- the mane extending all the way up to a straigthened ferrule at the top of the grip and a small ring for a swordknot (missing) at the lion's mouth. The smooth ivory grip is bound with three copper wires. All mounts are of gilt brass.
The blade is straight- of flattened diamond section- etched for about three-fifths of its length- of even taper to just short of a slightly oblique point. The obverse is inscribed with 'Widdowson & Veale No 73 Strand London' (at the shoulder)- sprays of foliage (probably acanthus)- a trophy of a buoy- flags- pikes and helmet- and foliage. The reverse is inscribed with a spray of foliage- 'This SWORD is presented by Lieutenant Ware- Cole- Aitchison and Everard/to Captain ED. CHETHAM C.B as a token of the high sense they entertain of his/ Ability- Skill and Valour- so conspicously shown before Algiers/August 27th 1816'- surrounded by running sprays of laurel(?)- and foliage. There is a black leather scabbard with two gilt brass lockets and a gilt brass chape. The lockets are fitted with a loop in the form of a serpent at the back edge- and the chape with a small- ornamental shoe. All three mounts are decorated with dull and bright work showing acanthus and other foliage. An oval plaque on each piece shows (top) a lion passant- (mid) Hope and (chape) Hercules. On the reverse of the top locket is inscribed 'Dudley Portsmouth'.
Chetham commanded the Leander at Algiers- carring thirteen midshipmen appointed by the Captain and eleven by the Admiral. Of these eleven- three were killed- one died of wounds and one was discharged to Haslar. One was promoted soon after action and another in 1819. The remaining four presented this sword to Chetham. Aitchison was a Master's Mate but all four were promoted Lieutenant on 21 October for services in the action. As Widdowson and Veale did not commernce business until 1835- it is suggested that Dudley supplied the sword originally and that Widdowson and Veale repaired it at some time subsequently. It seems likely that they added their own name at this time.
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afmetingen | Blade: 691 x 19 mm
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