Costume Sword with Scabbard in the Classical Style
Object type: Costume sword with scabbard
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: French, Paris
Date: ca. 1788–90
Medium: Steel, wood, gesso, silver, gold
Dimensions: L. with scabbard 31 7/8 in. (81 cm); L. without scabbard 30 9/16 in. (77.7 cm); L. of blade 23 3/8 in. (59.3 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 14.4 oz. (861.8 g); Wt. of scabbard 14.4 oz. (408.2 g)

Classification: Swords
Geography:  Paris     
Credit line: Purchase, Gift of Estate of James Hazen Hyde, by exchange, and Rogers Fund, 1995
Accession year: 1995
Tags: Snakes