Cup-Hilted Rapier
Carlo Piccinino
ca. 1650–75
Medium
Steel, iron
Dimensions
L. 44 in. (111.8 cm); L. of blade 37 1/4 in. (94.6 cm); W. 12 1/16 in. (30.6 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 5 oz. (1048.9 g)
Classification
Swords
Culture
Italian, Milan; blade, German, Solingen
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1911
Accession Number
11.89.2
Tags
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