Smallsword with Scabbard
Unknown Artist
hallmarked for 1785–86
Medium
Gold, steel, wood, fish skin, textile
Dimensions
L. with scabbard 38 13/16 in. (98.6 cm); L. without scabbard 38 3/8 in. (97.5 cm); L. of blade 31 7/8 in. (81 cm); W. 4 in. (10.2 cm); D. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Wt. 13 oz. (368.5 g); Wt. of scabbard 3 oz. (85 g)
Classification
Swords
Culture
French, Paris
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
26.145.357a, b