Collection Highlights
The Rail Candidate
Date:
1860
Object Number:
PR.010.1860.Rail
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sword and scabbard
Object Number:
Z.2606ab
Date:
1770-1870
Medium:
Steel, wood, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 42 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 107.3 x 2.9 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
carved: on hilt: "H M V T"
Description:
Straight, double-edged steel blade with etched designs below hilt on obverse and reverse (now obscured by rust); blade, which is elliptical in cross-section, is joined to a simple, rectangular wooden hilt with carved inscription on one side and hole pierced through the center; simple, rectangular wooden scabbard with iron spike joined to tip.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
