Collection Highlights
Plan of the City of New York
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.NS3.M36.1.3ab
Medium:
Black ink, with pencil additions, on paper backed with paper backed with cloth
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Historical Artifacts
Sword w/scabbard: US on quillon
Object Number:
1953.147ab
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Steel, silver plate, brass, fish skin; steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 40 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3 in. ( 102.9 x 11.4 x 7.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on reverse of blade below hilt: " W. / CL[AU]BERG" and "SOLINGEN" above and below a figure in armor
etched: on reverse of blade at center: "US"
Description:
Sword with slightly curved, single-edged steel blade with three-quarter length fuller and etched designs on obverse and reverse; silver-plated half-basket hilt with openwork leaf and scroll design incorporating initials "US" on obverse side and short quillon with scroll motif incised on each side; grip covered in fish skin and wrapped with brass wire; silver-plated helmet-shaped pommel with leaf and berry border; steel scabbard with two carrying rings and drag.
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.
