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
Rights
Public Domain