Hunting Sword with Scabbard, Knife, and Fork
Unknown Artist
blade dated 1656
Medium
Steel, silver, ivory, leather
Dimensions
L. 25 3/4 in. (65.4 cm); L. of blade 20 3/8 in. (51.7 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 9 oz. (708.7 g); Wt. of scabbard 4 oz. (113.4 g); knife (c); L. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g); fork (d); L. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g)
Classification
Swords
Culture
German
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Jean Jacques Reubell, in memory of his mother, Julia C. Coster, and of his wife, Adeline E. Post, both of New York City, 1926
Accession Number
26.145.256a–d