Hunting Sword of Prince Camillo Borghese (1775–1832)

François Pirmet French
 Goldsmith Antoine-Modeste Fournera French

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 375

In addition to the traditional hunting motifs, the decoration includes (on the back of the guard) the monogram of Camillo Borghese (1775–1832), Napoléon's brother-in-law, who served the French cause in Italy. The scabbard is engraved with Pirmet's name and his title, "gunmaker to His Majesty, the King of Westphalia," in reference to Napoleon's brother Jérôme Bonaparte.

Hunting Sword of Prince Camillo Borghese (1775–1832), François Pirmet (French, Paris, recorded 1779–1818), Silver-gilt, steel, leather, mother-of-pearl, French, Paris

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Hunting Sword of Prince Camillo Borghese (1775–1832), François Pirmet (French, Paris, recorded 1779–1818), Silver-gilt, steel, leather, mother-of-pearl, French, Paris
Hunting Sword of Prince Camillo Borghese (1775–1832), François Pirmet (French, Paris, recorded 1779–1818), Silver-gilt, steel, leather, mother-of-pearl, French, Paris
Hunting Sword of Prince Camillo Borghese (1775–1832), François Pirmet (French, Paris, recorded 1779–1818), Silver-gilt, steel, leather, mother-of-pearl, French, Paris
Hunting Sword of Prince Camillo Borghese (1775–1832), François Pirmet (French, Paris, recorded 1779–1818), Silver-gilt, steel, leather, mother-of-pearl, French, Paris
Hunting Sword of Prince Camillo Borghese (1775–1832), François Pirmet (French, Paris, recorded 1779–1818), Silver-gilt, steel, leather, mother-of-pearl, French, Paris
Hunting Sword of Prince Camillo Borghese (1775–1832), François Pirmet (French, Paris, recorded 1779–1818), Silver-gilt, steel, leather, mother-of-pearl, French, Paris
Hunting Sword of Prince Camillo Borghese (1775–1832), François Pirmet (French, Paris, recorded 1779–1818), Silver-gilt, steel, leather, mother-of-pearl, French, Paris
Hunting Sword of Prince Camillo Borghese (1775–1832), François Pirmet (French, Paris, recorded 1779–1818), Silver-gilt, steel, leather, mother-of-pearl, French, Paris
Hunting Sword of Prince Camillo Borghese (1775–1832), François Pirmet (French, Paris, recorded 1779–1818), Silver-gilt, steel, leather, mother-of-pearl, French, Paris
Hunting Sword of Prince Camillo Borghese (1775–1832), François Pirmet (French, Paris, recorded 1779–1818), Silver-gilt, steel, leather, mother-of-pearl, French, Paris
Hunting Sword of Prince Camillo Borghese (1775–1832), François Pirmet (French, Paris, recorded 1779–1818), Silver-gilt, steel, leather, mother-of-pearl, French, Paris

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