Collection Highlights
An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti: comprehending a view of the principal transactions in the revolution of Saint Domingo; with its antient and modern state
Date:
1805
Object Number:
LIB.F1923.R15.1
Medium:
Paper, book
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sword w/scabbard
Object Number:
1942.531ab
Date:
1861
Medium:
Steel, brass, fish skin; leather, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 37 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 3 in. ( 94.6 x 12.1 x 7.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on throat of scabbard (reverse side): "AMES MFG. CO. / CHICOPEE / MASS"
engraved: on throat of scabbard (obverse side): "To T. D. Mosscrop / by his Father / 166 Myrtle Ave / Brookyn, L. I."
etched: on obverse of blade below hilt: "Ames Mfg. Co.
Description:
Sword with slightly curved, single-edged steel blade with broad, three-quarter length fuller adjacent to shorter, narrower fuller and etching (now faint) on obverse and reverse; half-basket type brass hilt with openwork flower and scroll design on obverse side and quillon with scroll finial; grip covered in fish skin and wrapped with wire; Phrygian helmet-shaped brass pommel with leaf border centering a flower; leather scabbard and with brass mounts, including two carrying rings and drag.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this sword belonged to the donor's father, U.S. Army Major Thomas D. Mosscrop (Lieutenant Mosscrop when he received the sword).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. W. A. Mosscrop
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
