Schuyler, Hartley, & Graham Presentation Sword, Inscribed "Presented to Brig. Gen. Frank Wheaton"
date: label: date made
content: ca 1865
name: label: recipient
content: Wheaton, Frank
label: maker
content: Schuyler, Hartley & Graham
notes: label: Description
content: Sword: This Model 1860 Staff and Field Officers' Sword has a long, straight, diamond shaped blade. Both sides are decorated in a scroll pattern in silver chasing. On the obverse, there is also a military trophy design and a large casting reading "SCHUYLER HARTLEY & GRAHAM". A similar military trophy design can also be found on the reverse of the blade. The grip is made of sharkskin, and there is a twisted gilt wire that wraps around it approximately 12 times in a spiral. The pommel is vase shaped. It bears a casting of an eagle on the obverse and a casting of a blank shield on the reverse. The top of the pommel bears a floral design centered around the Capstan Rivet. The knuckleguard is a thin strip of brass, which modestly branches off at the very bottom to form the counterguard. The center of the knuckleguard features a casting of fairly simple floral sprays. The obverse of the counterguard bears a casting of an eagle with its wings spread and includes a number of flags, a US shield, and a cluster of laurel sprays. The reverse features an inscription to Brig. Gen. Frank Wheaton. The knuckle and counterguards terminate in a quillon that extends outward and is shaped like a horn. The quillon bears a casting of a lions head on the top.
label: Description
content: Scabbard: The base of the scabbard is ornately engraved in an angular scroll pattern, and also features an eagle defending a US shield. There are two mounts on the piece, and each are a small ringcovering the scabbard and decorated with a thin line of laurel leaves. There are three carrying rings, one on each side of the top mount, and one on hte right side of the second mount.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: New York, New York
topic: label: Subject
content: Edged Weapons
label: related event
content: Civil War
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
label: See more items in
content: Military
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Maria B. Wheaton
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.34841
label: catalog number
content: 34841
label: accession number
content: 84827
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Sword
label: Object Name
content: sword
label: Other Terms
content: Sword; Edged Weapons; Presentation
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, gilt (scabbard material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, steel (blade material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, brass (hilt material)
label: Physical Description
content: shark skin (hilt material)
label: Measurements
content: blade: 31 in x 3/4 in; 78.74 cm x 1.905 cm
label: Measurements
content: scabbard: 30 13/16 in x 3 in; 78.2955 cm x 7.62 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 37 1/2 in x 4 3/4 in; 95.25 cm x 12.065 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall, scabbard: 5/8 in x 2 7/8 in x 30 3/4 in; 1.5875 cm x 7.3025 cm x 78.105 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall, sword: 3 1/8 in x 4 5/8 in x 37 1/8 in; 7.9375 cm x 11.7475 cm x 94.2975 cm