Collection Highlights
Astor House
Date:
ca.1853-1859
Object Number:
PR.020.65.1
Medium:
Wood Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sword w/scabbard
Object Number:
1941.1160ab
Date:
1810-1840
Medium:
Steel, brass, wood; brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 1/2 x 5 x 1 in. ( 97.8 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Sword with curved, single-edged steel blade with three-quarter length fuller; brass stirrup hilt with reverse P-type knuckle-bow, quillon with disk finial, and simple langets on obverse and reverse; wooden grip carved with deep parallel grooves; bird's head pommel with strip of metal extending to ferrule at base of grip; brass scabbard with two carrying rings.
Gallery Label:
This sword is identified as a "U.S. Army officer's saber" and assigned a date of ca. 1812 in the accession records. The source indicated for identification and dating is "Nathan Starr, Arms Maker" (p. 81).
Credit Line:
Gift of John Ward Dunsmore
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
