Collection Highlights
Southern Chivalry - Argument versus Club's
Date:
1856
Object Number:
PR.010.1856.4
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Knife and sheath
Object Number:
1941.17ab
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Steel, bone, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 in. ( 30.8 x 4.1 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Dagger with single-edged steel blade; bone handle and sheath, both straight and oval in cross-section, with carved figural and landscape motifs; sheath with wooden core.
Credit Line:
Gift of Herbert D. Halsey
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
