Smallsword
Unknown
hallmarked 1747–48 · Silver, steel, wood · Arms and Armor
The silver hilt is decorated with an imaginative array of Rococo masks and shells. It is a fine example of the application of contemporary decorative styles to the design of sword hilts.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- hallmarked 1747–48
- Medium
- Silver, steel, wood
- Culture
- British, London
- Department
- Arms and Armor
- Credit line
- Gift of Eric Vaule, in memory of his mother, Rae D. Vaule, 1991
