Collection Highlights
Group of Chicago Zouave Cadets
Date:
Object Number:
PR.049.FF.MIL.CHIZOU
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sword w/scabbard
Object Number:
1942.151ab
Date:
1849
Medium:
Steel, brass, leather; steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 7/8 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. ( 98.7 x 14 x 3.2 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on obverse of blade near hilt: "US / WD"
stamped: on reverse of blade near hilt: "AMES MFG. CO. / CABOTVILLE / 1849"
Description:
Saber with curved, single-edged steel blade with a broad fuller extending from ricasso to within 7 inches of point; brass hilt with grip covered in leather and wrapped with twisted wire; heavy, four-sided knuckle-bow, narrow counter-guard, and curved quillon with fisk finial; helmet-shaped pommel with domed oval top and no surface decoration; steel scabbard with two carrying rings and slightly asymmetrical drag.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this sword and four others donated by Mrs. Augustus Van Horne Ellis were used in the Battle of Gettysburg by members of the Ellis family: Colonel Augustus Van Horne Ellis and Julius Livingston Ellis, who were killed in the battle, John Stoneacre Ellis, Henry Ashfield Ellis, and Samuel Claudius Ellis.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Augustus Van Horne Ellis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
