Collection Highlights
The Rail Candidate
Date:
1860
Object Number:
PR.010.1860.Rail
Medium:
Lithograph
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sword
Object Number:
X.2
Date:
ca. 1861
Medium:
Steel, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 39 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. ( 101 x 16.5 x 7 cm )
Description:
Saber with curved, single-edged steel blade with two fullers; knuckle-bow, counter-guard, and quillon formed from one sheet of steel pierced with seven quadrangular slots on obverse side and a single slot (for sword knot) below pommel; wooden grip with carved grooves; bird's head pommel with backstrap extending to ferrule at base of grip.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this Confederate cavalry saber was captured in the Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia, May 6, 1862.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
