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Sword and Scabbard Presented to Captain Samuel Chester Reid (1783–1861)

John Targee

1815

Sword and Scabbard Presented to Captain Samuel Chester Reid (1783–1861) by John Targee

Medium

Gold, brass, steel

Dimensions

L. 36 13/16 in. (93.6 cm); L. of blade 30 in. (76.2 cm); W. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm); D. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); L. of scabbard 32 in. (81.3 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 3.6 oz. (1009 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

American, New York

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Ida Chester Reid Blair, granddaughter of Samuel Chester Reid, 1923

Accession Number

23.100a, b

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