• Title
  Sir Richard Bourke's ceremonial sword and scabbard
• Call number
  LR 20
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  Between 1831-1855
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Objects
• Reference code
  446217
• Issue Copy
  Digitised
• Physical Description
  Objects - 1 steel sword & engraved brass & wood scabbard. Blade etched with designs - maroon & gold rope tassle attached to handle ; Length 92 cm. - Scabbard has cracks in timber
  
• Access Conditions
  
  Access via appointment
• Copying Conditions
  Out of copyright:
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• General note
  
  Undated. Date approximated to between time Bourke arrived in Sydney and his death
  Digital order no:Album ID : 823430
• Name
  Bourke, Richard, Sir, 1777-1855
  
• Topic
  ceremonial objects
  swords
  
• Exhibited in
  
  First Government House opening exhibition - Museum of Sydney (March, 1995 - March, 1996)
  Flesh & Blood: Family Connections in Sydney 1788-1998 - Museum of Sydney (November, 1998 - February, 1999)
  Colonial Governors - Museum of Sydney (March, 2005 - September, 2005)
  The Irish in Australia - National Museum of Australia
  Artefact or Fiction: Curriculum highlights, 20 April 2018 to 19 April 2019 - State Library of New South Wales (April, 2018 - April, 2019)
  Artefact or Fiction: Curriculum highlights, 18 April 2019 to 20 April 2020 - State Library of New South Wales (April, 2019 - April, 2020)

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