Collection Highlights
Undutiful Boys
Date:
1835
Object Number:
1858.23
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sword w/scabbard
Object Number:
1942.153ab
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Steel, brass, leather; steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 97.2 x 14.6 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Sword (saber) with curved, single-edged steel blade with broad fuller extending from ricasso to within 5 inches of point; brass half-basket hilt with two branches on obverse side, narrow langets, and curved quillon with ball finial; grip covered in black leather and wrapped with wire; flat oval pommel with capstan rivet and backstrap extending to ferrule at base of grip; steel scabbard with two carrying rings.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this sword and four others donated by Mrs. Augustus Van Horne Ellis were used in the Battle of Gettysburg by members of the Ellis family: Colonel Augustus Van Horne Ellis and Julius Livingston Ellis, who were killed in the battle, John Stoneacre Ellis, Henry Ashfield Ellis, and Samuel Claudius Ellis.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Augustus Van Horne Ellis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
