Cup-Hilted Rapier
Medium
Steel, iron wire, wood, textile (felt)
Dimensions
L. 44 5/16 in. (112.5 cm); W. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 1 lb 12 oz. (795 g)
Classification
Swords
Culture
Italian, Milan
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, 2012
Accession Number
2012.162
About the Artist
Francesco Maria Rivolta|Francisco Ruiz the Elder|Francisco Ruiz the Younger (Italian, Milan|Spanish, Toledo|Spanish, Toledo) · 1650 |1550 |1600 –1700 |1650 |1650
Italian, Milan, active second half of 17th century|Spanish, Toledo, died after 1617|Spanish, Toledo, active first half of 17th century