Collection Highlights
Corcoran Legion Fifth regiment. Col. William McEvily. A few good men are wanted to fill up Capt. Wm. L. Monegan's company. This is a splendid opportunity for young men to join a Crack Regiment.
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
PR.055.3.189
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sword w/scabbard: eagle head pommel
Object Number:
1951.400ab
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Steel, brass, gilding, ivory, enamel, gilding; brass, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 1 in. ( 92.7 x 13.3 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Sword with straight, single-edged steel blade with full-length fuller and etched designs on blue enamel and gilding on obverse and reverse; gilded brass stirrup hilt with reverse P-type knuckle-bow, the lower half of which is molded with ornate leaf design, leaf-molded langets, and slightly curved quillon with large bud finial; ivory grip carved with linear patterns; eagle's head pommel with backstrap extending to ferrule at base of grip; gilded brass scabbard with scrolling leaf motif engraved on either side of two carrying rings, and similar motif engraved on tip; shield surmounted by eagle engraved between the two carrying rings.
Gallery Label:
This sword, which is identified in the accession records as "Field Officer's sword, 7th Regt, 1850," is apparently similar to one pictured in "American and European Swords in the Historical Collections of the U.S. National Museum" by T. T. Belote (p. 93).
Credit Line:
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, through Major Kenneth Miller
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
