Congressional Presentation Sword with Scabbard of Colonel Marinus Willett (1740–1830)
Object type: Smallsword with scabbard
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: C. Liger
Artist bio: French, Paris, recorded 1770–93
Artist role: Sword maker
Artist nationality: French
Date: hallmarked for 1785–86
Medium: Steel, silver, gold, wood, fish skin, textile
Dimensions: sword L. 39 5/8 in. (100.6 cm); scabbard L. 33 1/4 in. (84.5 cm)
Classification: Swords
Geography:  Paris     
Credit line: Bequest of George Willett Van Nest, 1916
Accession year: 1917