Collection Highlights
Mayor George B. McClellan at the controls of the first subway train, October 27, 1904
Date:
1904
Object Number:
PR.020.90.1
Medium:
Silver gelatin print
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sword w/scabbard
Object Number:
1948.592ab
Date:
1900
Medium:
Steel, brass; tin
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 88.3 x 11.4 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Sword with straight steel blade and brass hilt; counter-guard consisting of two shell-shaped pieces, the larger one on obverse with molded crest, with dog head quillon; brass grip and pommel cast in one piece, the former with narrow molded ridges and the latter inverted cone-shaped with domed top; missing knuckle-bow; crudely made tin scabbard (cannot be removed from blade).
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, there was once attached to this sword a label that read as follows: "Old Spanish sword captured by Capt. W. C. Bennett, on expedition after Aguinaldo - Cagayan Valley - Northern Luzon, P. 1. 1900." It was acquired by the donor's husband, Colonel James Guthrie Harbord (1866-1947), while serving as Assistant Chief of Philippines Constabulary, U. S. Army, from 1903 to 1914.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. James G. Harbord
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
