RAPIER SWORD
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The sword is encased in a leather sheath that is broken off at the point. It has a chased metal handle with female head at the end. The hilt has a lion mask shield with a cross topped by crown. There is a plaque of ridged mother of pearl on the wood handle. It is long and thin in shape and probably a rapier.
- Object name:
- RAPIER SWORD
- Made from:
- Metal -- leather -- mother of pearl
- Made in:
- Venice, Italy
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 87 cm (34 1/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 14.279.1-2
- Class:
- METAL
- Signature marks:
- COAT OF ARMS on hilt: lion and cross of St. Mark
- Credit line:
- Gift of General Foods, 1978