Royal Museum Inventory, Form 820B
Catalog No.: 8573
Cataloging official (typed / signature): Rococo / Rococo
Date: 14 Sept, 2 AotS
Title: Tungsten, Captain of the Lunar Guard
Artist: Bronze Bust
Category: Sculpture
Provenance:
Commission submitted by Tungsten on 27 Dec, year 1 Age of the Sun (AotS).
Commission accepted by Royal Sculptor Bronze Bust with Princess Celestia’s approval. Statue completed 13 Sept, year 2 AotS, and taken into custody of the Royal Museum 14 Sept, year 2 AotS.
Location (If more space is needed, attach additional sheets.):
Held in primary storeroom, cellar level 1, floor grid D4, pending repairs to Castle of the Two Sisters.
Royal Canterlot Museum Inventory, Form 820C
Catalog No.: 1319
Cataloging official (typed / signature): Watercolor / Watercolor
Date: 6 Apr, 129 AotS
Title: Tungsten, Captain of the Lunar Guard
Artist: Bronze Bust
Category: Sculpture
Provenance:
Original provenance is detailed in the previous catalog form 820B from the Royal Museum, attached. Piece transferred to the Royal Canterlot Museum 6 Apr, year 129 Age of the Sun (AotS), along with all surviving material from the Royal Museum in the Castle of the Two Sisters.
Location (If more space is needed, attach additional sheets. All transfers must be signed and dated by current cataloging official.):
Placed in royal throne room, Canterlot Castle.
—6 Apr, year 129 Age of the Sun (AotS) Watercolor
By request of Princess Celestia, statue was relocated to Tower Street storage facility, floor grid R21.
—16 June, year 999 AotS Silk Tapestry
By request of Princess Luna, statue was relocated to the guard post outside her bedchamber.
—22 Nov, year 2 Age of the New Equinox (AotNE) Silk Tapestry
Notes:
Statue depicts Tungsten, Captain of the Lunar Guard for 17 years. Awarded Medal of Honor for valor in combat against Nightmare Moon. Mortally wounded in the fight, he died 6 days later. 2 days before his death, he commissioned statue of himself and wrote inscription for pedestal.
—6 Apr, year 129 Age of the Sun (AotS) Watercolor
Princess Celestia suddenly requested removal of statue from throne room and placement as far back in storage facility as we had space. She would not say why. Research reveals little history of Lunar Guard. Presumably they existed as a Day Guard counterpart to stand watch after sunset, but they disbanded after Nightmare Moon’s defeat. Batpony elders claimed no knowledge of it. Princess Celestia discouraged continued investigation.
—16 June, year 999 AotS Silk Tapestry
Princess Luna found statue while browsing old inventory. She was not seen in public for 4 days afterward. Marks only time in recorded history the moon did not rise for more than a day (18-21 Nov, year 2 AotNE). On 22 Nov, she asked to have statue relocated to guard post outside her room.
—22 Nov, year 2 Age of the New Equinox (AotNE) Silk Tapestry
Research turns up “Tungsten” derives from Scandineighvian words meaning “heavy stone.”
—3 Jan, year 3 AotNE Silk Tapestry