The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of June 9, 2026

A narrow steel blade with a weathered gray surface tapers to a sharp point below a dark metal bolster. Intricate gold-colored floral patterns adorn the bolster as it transitions into a smooth light-brown handle. The handle curves to the left at the pommel, terminating in a small metal loop. Two dark rivets are set vertically into the handle's side, while a central groove runs down the length of the blade.

Dagger

1700s–1800s

India

silver inlay and leather
Overall: 42 cm (16 9/16 in.)
Gift of S. D. Wright 1930.707.a
Location: Not on view
  • ?-1930
    Samson D. Wright [1866-1938], Cleveland Heights, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1930-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • “Part II. Fifteenth Annual Report of the Cleveland Museum of Art 1930.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 18, no. 2, 1931, pp. 1–128. Mentioned: p. 33 25137366
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