Collection Highlights
I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sword w/ scabbard
Object Number:
1962.84ab
Date:
1864
Medium:
Steel, brass, leather; steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 42 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 4 in. ( 108 x 11.4 x 10.2 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on reverse of blade below hilt: "EMERSON / & / SILVER / TRENTON / NJ"
stamped: on obverse of blade below hilt: "U.S / D.F.M. / 1864"
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 wire; helmet-shaped brass pommel without surface decoration; steel scabbard with two carrying rings and asymmetrical drag.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Louise Cox
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
