Collection Highlights
Atom Bomb Hits New York City: Illustration for "Hiroshima, U.S.A." in Collier's, 5 August 1950, cover
Date:
1950
Object Number:
1956.7
Medium:
Oil on paper laid on board
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sword w/belt and scabbard
Object Number:
1923.73a-c
Date:
1815-1830
Medium:
Steel, brass; leather brass; leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 3/8 x 5 1/8 x 1 in. ( 77.2 x 13 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on obverse of blade near hilt: "PRADIER"
stamped: on reverse of blade near hilt: "L" with star above
stamped: on reverse of counter-guard: "BB / 817"
stamped: on throat of scabbard (reverse side): "50"
ink stamped: on inside of belt: "ROUGET"
Description:
Sword with heavy, curved, single-edged steel blade and brass hilt cast in one piece; C-shaped knuckle-bow, narrow counter-guard, curved quillon with globular finial, ridged grip, domed pommel, and backstrap; leather scabbard with brass throat with rectangular loop on obverse and brass tip with flattened ball finial; white leather shoulder belt with holster (frog) pierced for frog stud.
Gallery Label:
This example is described as a French Infantry sword in the accession records, an identification based on illustrations in Smithsonian Institution Bulletin No. 163 (p. 130).
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles M. Lefferts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
