Collection Highlights
Albert Gallatin (1761-1849)
Date:
ca. 1849
Object Number:
MSS.GallatinPapers.1
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Historical Artifacts
Sword, scabbard and sash: Butterfield...
Object Number:
X.126ab
Date:
1861-1864
Medium:
Steel, brass, leather; steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 43 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 4 in. ( 109.9 x 13.3 x 10.2 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on reverse side of blade below hilt: "SHEBLE & FISHER / PHILAD'A"
stamped: on reverse side of knuckle-bow: "M. D. BUTTERFIELD CO. C."
Description:
Saber with curved, single-edged steel blade with two fullers, one broad and one narrow; brass half-basket hilt with two branches on obverse side; grip covered in leather and wrapped with twisted brass wire; helmet-shaped pommel without surface decoration; leather tassel on long leather strap attached to knuckle-bow; steel scabbard with two carrying rings and asymmetrical drag.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
