Gallery 349, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
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Gallery 349, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
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Gallery 349, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
| Titles: | Sword (Rapier) and Scabbard |
| Date: | c. 1575-1583 |
| Artists: | Blade made by bladesmith Andrea Ferrara (Italian (active Belluno), active 1550–1583) Silver mounts of rapier and scabbard probably by silversmith Wendel unter den Linden (German (active Dresden), active 1566–1593, died before 1610) |
| Medium: | Rapier: iron alloy (steel); silver; wood; silver wire Scabbard: wood; silver; leather (replaced) |
| Dimensions: | Pommel: 2 1/2 × 2 13/16 inches (6.3 × 7.1 cm) Blade: 11/16 × 42 3/8 inches (1.8 × 107.6 cm) Width (Quillons): 9 15/16 inches (25.2 cm) Depth: 5 13/16 inches (14.8 cm) Scabbard: 2 1/2 inches × 7/8 inches × 3 feet 2 1/2 inches, 8.1 ounces (6.4 × 2.3 × 97.8 cm, 230g) |
| Classification: | Arms and Armor |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977 |
| Accession Number: | 1977-167-584a,b |
| Geography: | Made in Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe |
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Gallery 349, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
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