Smallsword with Scabbard
Unknown Artist
ca. 1775
Medium
Steel, gold, wood, leather, textile
Dimensions
L. with scabbard 41 1/2 in. (105.4 cm); L. without scabbard 40 3/8 in. (102.5 cm); L. of blade 33 1/2 in. (85.1 cm); W. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); D. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 6 oz. (624 g); Wt. of scabbard 4 oz. (113.4 g)
Classification
Swords
Culture
Northern Indian, for the Western market
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Jean Jacques Reubell, in memory of his mother, Julia C. Coster, and of his wife, Adeline E. Post, both of New York City, 1926
Accession Number
26.145.338a, b