The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Dagger (Kard) with scabbard

Art Object

Program Information

The Art of Arms and Armor: Challenges of Research, Display, and Education

Program information

As part of a special Sunday at the Met program held in conjunction with the exhibition Bashford Dean and the Creation of the Arms and Armor Department, Dirk H. Breiding, Assistant Curator, discusses challenges faced by the Arms and Armor Department, including widespread misconceptions and the difficulties of displaying weapons and armor that were rarely intended to be viewed in a museum.

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Special thanks to Kaos Historical Media for the use of their footage.

Video/Audio (6)

Dressing in Steel: Part One

Dressing in Steel: Part One
(00:37:39) 675 views

Dressing in Steel: Part Two

Dressing in Steel: Part Two
(00:20:04) 269 views

A Visit to the Armor Galleries

A Visit to the Armor Galleries
(00:30:21) 4350 views

Bashford Dean and the Creation of the Arms and Armor Department, 1904–1929

Bashford Dean and the Creation of the Arms and Armor Department, 1904–1929
(00:30:12) 226 views

The Art of Arms and Armor: Challenges of Research, Display, and Education

The Art of Arms and Armor: Challenges of Research, Display, and Education
(00:33:09) 320 views

Curators, Collectors, and Dealers: The Growth of the Arms and Armor Collection, 1929 to the Present

Curators, Collectors, and Dealers: The Growth of the Arms and Armor Collection, 1929 to the Present
(00:36:37) 207 views

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Dagger (Kard) with scabbard

Date:: ca. 1800
Culture:: Iranian
Medium:: Steel, gold, tooth, leather, iron, wood
Dimensions:: Length 19 in. ( 48.26 cm)
Classification:: Daggers
Credit Line:: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession Number:: 36.25.1043a, b

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 379

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