Collection Highlights
A journall, with observations on my travail from Boston in N.E. to N.Y., New Jersies, & Philadelphia...
Date:
1697
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Benjamin.Bullivant
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sword w/scabbard
Object Number:
1942.150ab
Date:
1846
Medium:
Steel, brass, leather; steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 43 x 5 x 4 1/4 in. ( 109.2 x 12.7 x 10.8 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on obverse of blade near hilt: "US / JH"
stamped: on reverse of blade near hilt: "N. P. AMES / CABOTVILLE / 1846"
Description:
Saber with curved, single-edged steel blade with two fullers, one broad and one narrow; brass half-basket hilt with two sweeping branches joining oval counter-guard on obverse side; leather-covered grips with ridges wrapped with twisted wire; helmet-shaped pommel without surface decoration; steel scabbard with two carrrying rings and 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.
