Saber Presented to Captain H. J. Hartstene by Queen Victoria in 1856

Medium

Silver, steel, velvet, ivory, gold

Dimensions

H. 37 3/4 in. (95.8 cm); H. of blade 32 1/4 in. (81.9 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 14 oz. (850.5 g); Wt. of scabbard 2 lb. 9 oz. (1162.3 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

British, London

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. M.A. Hartstene, in memory of her husband, Captain H.J. Hartstene, U.S.N., 1899

Accession Number

99.6.1a, b