Collection Highlights
Dragonfly table lamp
Date:
ca. 1900-1906
Object Number:
N84.113.1
Medium:
Glass, bronze
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sword, scabbard, belt and tassel
Object Number:
1934.119ab
Date:
1820-1870
Medium:
Steel, brass, leather, gilding; steel, brass, leather, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 40 3/8 x 5 x 2 3/8 in. ( 102.6 x 12.7 x 6 cm )
Description:
Sword with curved, single-edged steel blade with broad fuller; gilded brass hilt consisting of elliptical counter-guard and C-shaped knuckle-bow with one branch on the obverse side; quillon with leaf-molded globular finial; grip covered in leather and wrapped with wire; helmet-shaped pommel with leaf border centering a flower; steel scabbard with two brass carrying rings and asymmetrical drag; fragment of leather sling and knotted cloth tape attached to first carrying ring.
Gallery Label:
This sword is identified as a "U.S. artillery saber" in the accession records.
Credit Line:
Gift of the New York Caledonian Club
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
