Presentation Sword, Inscribed "Presented to Prof. A Holland by the Independent Blues 1848"
date: label: date made
content: ca 1848
label: date presented
content: 1840-06-29
notes: label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: referenced
content: United States: Maryland, Baltimore
topic: label: Subject
content: Edged Weapons
label: Subject
content: Musicians
label: Subject
content: Mexican War
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Charles Bremner Hogg Jackson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1980.0399.0213
label: catalog number
content: 1980.0399.0213
label: accession number
content: 1980.0399
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Sword
label: Object Name
content: sword
label: Other Terms
content: Sword; Edged Weapons; M, Independant Blues; Staff Officer; Officer; Presentation
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, steel (blade material)
label: Physical Description
content: ivory (hilt material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, gilt (hilt material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, gilt (scabbard material)
label: Measurements
content: blade: 31 3/4 in x 1 in; 80.645 cm x 2.54 cm
label: Measurements
content: scabbard: 33 3/4 in x 2 1/4 in; 85.725 cm x 5.715 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 37 3/4 in x 5 5/8 in; 95.885 cm x 14.2875 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall, scabbard: 7/8 in x 2 in x 33 5/8 in; 2.2225 cm x 5.08 cm x 85.4075 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall, sword: 1 5/8 in x 5 3/4 in x 37 3/8 in; 4.1275 cm x 14.605 cm x 94.9325 cm