Collection Highlights
Siamese Twins
Date:
1836
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1836.55
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Luce Center
Dagger and sheath
Object Number:
1958.41ab
Date:
ca. 1860
Medium:
Steel, other metal, ivory, enamel, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 2 x 1/2 in. ( 24.8 x 5.1 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on tag attached to object: "Dagger picked / up on battlefield / during Battle of / Antietam / by Col. May H. / Stacey"
Description:
Dagger (stiletto) with straight, double-edged steel blade which is diamond-shaped in cross-section and decorated with motifs in gilding on blued ground; cross quillons with disk finials; tapered rectangular ivory grip with chamfered edges; silver(?) scabbard with oval frog stud.
Gallery Label:
A note attached to this object indicates that it was picked up during the Civil War Battle of Antietam by Colonel M. H. Stacey.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Eyre
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
