Cadet Short Sword and Scabbard
Object type: Cadet short sword and scabbard
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: French
Artist: Jacques Louis David
Artist bio: French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels
Artist role: Designer
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1794
Medium: Steel, wood, copper alloy, velvet
Dimensions: L. with scabbard 25 7/8 in. (65.7 cm); L. without scabbard 24 1/2 in. (62.2 cm); W. 4 in. (10.2 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 2 oz. (964 g); Wt. of scabbard 1 lb. 2 oz. (510.3 g)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Gift of Russell Barnett Aitken, 1981
Accession year: 1981