Hunting Sword of Prince Camillo Borghese (1775–1832)

Medium

Silver-gilt, steel, leather, mother-of-pearl

Dimensions

L. with scabbard 27 in. (68.6 cm); L. without scabbard 25 7/16 in. (64.6 cm); L. of blade 19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm); W. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm); Wt. with scabbard 1 lb. 10 oz. (737 g)

Classification

Swords-Hunting

Culture

French, Paris

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, The Sulzberger Foundation Inc. and David G. Alexander Gifts, and Bequest of Stephen V. Grancsay, by exchange, 1982

Accession Number

1982.136