Walking Stick with Companion Hunting Sword, Knife, and Scabbard
Unknown Artist
ca. 1780
Medium
Porcelain, silver, gold, wood, copper alloy, steel, leather
Dimensions
Walking stick (2017.23a); L. 33 13/16 in. (85.9 cm); W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); Wt. 10.5 oz. (297.7 g); sword and scabbard (2017.23b, c); L. with scabbard 24 1/2 in. (62.2 cm); L. without scabbard 23 3/4 in. (60.3 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Wt. 13.5 oz. (382.7 g); Wt. of scabbard 3.5 oz. (99.2 g); knife (2017.23d); L. 6 7/16 in. (16.4 cm); W. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm); Wt. 1.6 oz. (45.4 g)
Classification
Swords-Accessories
Culture
German or Austrian
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Friends of Arms and Armor Gifts, 2017
Accession Number
2017.23a–d