Collection Highlights
Common Sense
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.Y1776.Paine.com
Medium:
Pamphlet, paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sword w/scabbard: U.S. on quillon
Object Number:
1964.14ab
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Steel, brass, fish skin; steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 39 3/8 x 4 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. ( 100 x 10.8 x 8.6 cm )
Marks:
etched: on obverse of blade below hilt: "Ames . . . / . . ."
etched: on reverse of blade: "U. S."
Description:
Sword with slightly curved, single-edged steel blade with two fullers, one broad and one narrow, and etched designs on obverse and reverse; brass half-basket hilt with openwork flower and scroll design incorporating initials "US" on obverse side, and quillon with globular finial with scroll motif incised on flattened sides; grip covered in fish skin and wrapped with wire; helmet-shaped pommel with leaf border centering a flower; steel scabbard with two carrying rings and slightly asymmetrical drag.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this sword was "secured by donors from an aged man." Otherwise, its history is unknown.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Guarnieri
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
