Collection Highlights
"St. Nicholas. Dec. 6th. A.D. 343"
Date:
1810
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1810.94
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sword w/scabbard
Object Number:
1944.109ab
Date:
1850-1925
Medium:
Steel, other metal, wood, fish skin, textile; wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 32 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 82.6 x 7 x 7 cm )
Description:
Sword with slightly curved, singled-edged steel blade with brass collar below hilt; flat, circular iron(?) guard with perforation on obverse side; wooden grip covered in fish skin and wrapped with brown cloth tape, with metal ferrule at base; wooden scabbard.
Gallery Label:
This sword is identified as a two-handed sword in the accession records.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Dr. James Hamlin MacIvor
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
