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Drawer 7

Romanticism and historicism

The drawer contains examples of daggers from the 19th century, their history or decoration referring to literature (Othello), old anti-Turkish sentiments from the 16th and 17th centuries, or stories about robbers and revenge that ignite the imagination.

1. Knife with a Turk-shaped handle

1. Knife with a Turk-shaped handle

Europe, 19th c.

Steel, forging, engraving, punching

From the former armoury of Piotr Moszyński in Krakow

2. A bronze knife with a depiction of a scene from William Shakespeare's play 'Othello'

2. A bronze knife with a depiction of a scene from William Shakespeare's play 'Othello'

Europe, 19th c.

Bronze, steel, casting, engraving, chiselling

From the former armoury of Piotr Moszyński in Krakow

3. Dagger

3. Dagger

Italy, between 1860-1870

Wood, iron, steel, horn, forging, polishing

Transferred from the Adrian Baraniecki Technical and Industrial Museum in Krakow. A dagger was donated by colonel Truskolaski. According to his account, it was taken from the bandits’ leader

4. A dagger with the inscription 'Vendetta' (revenge) and 'Morte' (death)

4. A dagger with the inscription 'Vendetta' (revenge) and 'Morte' (death)

Italy (?), 19th c.

Iron, wood, brass, silver, forging, etching

Anonymous gift, 1939