Smallsword
Unknown
ca. 1750–60 · Gold, steel · Arms and Armor
The spirally channeled surfaces and elegant foliate finials on the guards typify the flamboyant Rococo style. The small proportions suggest the sword was made for a young man. Although not hallmarked, this exquisitely detailed gold hilt is probably of either German or Dutch manufacture.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1750–60
- Medium
- Gold, steel
- Culture
- German or Dutch
- Department
- Arms and Armor
- Credit line
- Gift of Peter Finer, 2004
