Cup-Hilted Rapier

Medium

Steel, iron, gold, wood

Dimensions

L. 44 5/8 in. (113.3 cm); L. of blade 36 13/16 in. (93.5 cm); W. 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 2 oz (963.9 g)

Classification

Swords

Culture

Italian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. George Henry Warren, in memory of her husband, 1972

Accession Number

1972.269.8