Collection Highlights
Southern Chivalry - Argument versus Club's
Date:
1856
Object Number:
PR.010.1856.4
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sword w/scabbard
Object Number:
1934.100ab
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Steel, brass, fish skin; steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 3/4 x 5 x 3 1/8 in. ( 98.4 x 12.7 x 7.9 cm )
Marks:
etched: on obverse of blade below hilt: "[W. H.] / Horstmann / [& Co.?] / Philadelphia"
etched: on obverse of blade at center: "E PLURIBUS / UNUM" on banner
etched: on reverse of blade at center: "US"
Description:
Sword with slightly curved, single-edged steel blade with two fullers, one broad and one narrow, and etched designs on obverse and reverse; brass half-basket hilt with openwork leaf and scroll design on obverse side and globular quillon with flattened sides with incised decoration; grip covered in fish skin and wrapped with wire; helmet-shaped pommel with oak leaf and acorn border centering a flower; steel scabbard with two carrying rings and slightly asymmetrical drag.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
