Masonic sword and scabbard owned by Robert Terrell
date: label: Date
content: 1895-1925
name: label: Created by
content: W.M.H. Horstmann Company, American, founded 1815
label: Owned by
content: Judge Robert Herberton Terrell, American, 1857 - 1925
notes: label: Description
content: Masonic presentation sword and scabbard owned by Robert H. Terrell. The sword (a) has a bone and metal hilt. There is a bent cross in the center of the bone grip. The pommel is in the shape of a knight’s head. The cross guard has masonic cross and star imagery. The reverse of the cross guard has a central skull and crossbones motif. The maker, W. H. Hortsmann, is inscribed on the sword and scabbard. The objects have engraved images of knights, shields, crosses, leaves and the phrase [IN HOC SIGNO VINCES]. The scabbard (b) has two (2) rings for attachment. Both pieces have surface spot tarnish.
place: label: Place collected
content: Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Freemasonry
label: Topic
content: Men
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Mary Church Terrell Family Archive
label: Classification
content: Sacred and Ceremonial Objects
label: Classification
content: Weapons and Ammunition
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ray and Jean Langston in memory of Mary Church and Robert Terrell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2017.13.1.3ab
objectType: label: Type
content: ceremonial swords
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal and bone
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 1 1/16 × 35 1/4 × 5 1/8 in. (2.7 × 89.5 × 13 cm)