Rapier with Scabbard
Juan Martinez
ca. 1580
Medium
Steel, leather, gold, copper wire, wood, velvet
Dimensions
L. 48 3/4 in. (123.8 cm); W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 5 oz. (1507 g); Wt. of scabbard 6 oz. (170.1 g)
Classification
Swords
Culture
German; blade, Spanish, Toledo
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. de Forest, 1929
Accession Number
29.157.13a, b