Costume Sword with Scabbard in the Classical Style

Medium

Steel, wood, gesso, silver, gold

Dimensions

L. with scabbard 31 7/8 in. (81 cm); L. without scabbard 30 9/16 in. (77.7 cm); L. of blade 23 3/8 in. (59.3 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 14.4 oz. (861.8 g); Wt. of scabbard 14.4 oz. (408.2 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

French, Paris

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Gift of Estate of James Hazen Hyde, by exchange, and Rogers Fund, 1995

Accession Number

1995.93a, b

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