Presentation Sword Honoring Commandant Jean-Baptiste Marchand (1863–1934) for His Conduct at Fashoda

Medium

Copper alloy, gold, enamel, jade, steel

Dimensions

L. 39 1/2 in. (100.3 cm); L. of blade 33 1/2 in. (85.1 cm); W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); D. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 13.4 oz. (833 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

French, Paris

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Friends of Arms and Armor Gifts, 2020

Accession Number

2020.90

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