Collection Highlights
At the Battle of Palo Alto
Date:
1846
Object Number:
PR.068.24
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sword w/scabbard
Object Number:
1933.125ab
Date:
1896
Medium:
Steel, fish skin; steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 3/8 x 5 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 92.4 x 13.3 x 7 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on obverse of blade: "FAB'CA DE TOLEDO 1896"
Description:
Sword with slightly curved, single-edged steel blade with one narrow fuller; rounded elliptical steel counter-guard tapers gradually into knuckle-bow which is pierced with hole for sword knot; grip covered with fish skin and wrapped with wire; bird's head pommel with backstrap extending to ferrule at base of grip; steel scabbard with one carrying ring.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this Spanish sword was first captured by insurrectionists in the Philippines and later claimed by the donor when the U.S. occupied the islands during and after the Spanish-American War.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lieutenant-General Robert Lee Bullard
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
