Ornamental sword hilt
Object type: Print Ornament and Architecture
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Military Ornament (New Hollstein 397, 637, 822-823)
Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar|Hans Holbein the Younger
Artist bio: Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London|German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Bohemian|German
Date: 1642
Medium: Etching; only state
Dimensions: Sheet: 7 3/8 × 5 1/16 in. (18.7 × 12.9 cm)
cut c. 8 x 6 mm within platemark
Classification: Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession year: 1951
Tags: Hilts|Men