Basket-Hilted Sword

Unknown

1600–1625 · Steel, silver, gold, leather · Arms and Armor

This sword is believed to have belonged to Sir William Twysden (1566–1628), who was knighted by King James I in 1603, served in Parliament for many years, and was a collector of books and manuscripts. It is one of the finest examples of a silver encrusted English basket-hilted sword of this period.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1600–1625

Medium

Steel, silver, gold, leather

Culture

British

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Gift of Alan Rutherfurd Stuyvesant, 1949