Collection Highlights
Petition from Lydia Heckle to Marinus Willett, Mayor of New York, re: Miranda expedition, May 16, 1807
Date:
1807
Object Number:
MSS.NewYorkCity.Misc.1
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sword
Object Number:
1941.1147b
Date:
1800-1830
Medium:
Steel, brass, wood, twine, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 23 1/2 x 4 x 3 3/4 in. ( 59.7 x 10.2 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Fencing foil with straight, evenly tapered triangular steel blade (broken near mid-point); large, almost circular brass counter-guard with two C-scrolls in low relief on gridded ground on either side; rectangular wooden grip wrapped in twine to form ridges and covered with black textile; urn-shaped brass pommel with ball finial.
Credit Line:
Gift of John Ward Dunsmore
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
