Congressional Presentation Sword with Scabbard of Colonel Marinus Willett (1740–1830)
C. Liger
hallmarked for 1785–86
Medium
Steel, silver, gold, wood, fish skin, textile
Dimensions
sword L. 39 5/8 in. (100.6 cm); scabbard L. 33 1/4 in. (84.5 cm)
Classification
Swords
Culture
French, Paris
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of George Willett Van Nest, 1916
Accession Number
17.87.3a, b