Of typical crab-bow shape having the ears at right angles to the limbs when unstrung. The grip and ears are gilded with flowers in deep red. The limbs are green with leaf shapes filled with tendrils and foliage in gold.
Provenance
Presented by the East India Company, 1851.
Physical Description
Of typical crab-bow shape having the ears at right angles to the limbs when unstrung. The grip and ears are gilded with flowers in deep red. The limbs are green with leaf shapes filled with tendrils and foliage in gold. There are wide bindings of sinew on either side of the grip and at the junction of each ear, presumably to reinforce the splices.
Dimensions
Dimensions: Width overall 79.5 cm (31.3 in), Width across shoulders 3.6 cm (1.4 in) Weight: The weight of the bow is 0.48 kg.
Bibliographic References
J. Hewitt, Official catalogue of the Tower Armouries, London, 1859, no.xv 34, p.95
Viscount Dillon, Illustrated guide to the Armouries, London, 1910, no.xv 110, p.43
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Of typical crab-bow shape having the ears at right angles to the limbs when unstrung. The grip and ears are gilded with flowers in deep red. The limbs are green with leaf shapes filled with tendrils and foliage in gold.