Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sword w/scabbard
Object Number:
1953.156ab
Date:
1900-1920
Medium:
Steel, bone; metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 40 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. ( 103.5 x 11.4 x 7.9 cm )
Marks:
etched: on reverse of blade below hilt: "RIDABOCK / & CO., / NEW YORK / N.Y."
etched: on reverse of blade at center: "U. S."
etched: on obverse of blade on banner below shield-breasted eagle: "E PLURIBUS / UNUM"
Description:
Sword with curved, single-edged steel blade with three-quarter length fuller and etched designs on obverse and reverse; steel half-basket hilt with three branches on obverse side and quillon with globular finial; bone grip with carved finger grooves; oval steel pommel with strip of metal extending to ferrule at base of grip; white metal scabbard with two carrying rings and asymmetrical drag.
Credit Line:
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, through Major Kenneth Miller
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
