Rapier of Ambrogio Spinola (1569–1630) with Scabbard Chape
M. I. F.
ca. 1600 · Steel · Arms and Armor
The hilt is finely decorated with small yet amazingly detailed scenes from the Old Testament, encircled by identifying inscriptions in Latin and French. The hilt is initialed M.I.F. three times by an unidentified medalist or sculptor. Inscribed on the back of the knuckle guard is the name of the owner, Ambrogio Spinola (1569–1630), commander in chief of the Spanish forces in the sourthern Netherlands from 1604 to 1609.
- Artist
- M. I. F.
- Date
- ca. 1600
- Medium
- Steel
- Culture
- Northern European, possibly France
- Department
- Arms and Armor
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1932
