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

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, Stuart W. Pyhrr, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Curator in Charge, details the growth of the department after 1929, changes in the galleries, and notable acquisitions.

Video/Audio (6)

Dressing in Steel: Part One
(00:37:39) 690 views

Dressing in Steel: Part Two
(00:20:04) 280 views

A Visit to the Armor Galleries
(00:30:21) 4364 views

Bashford Dean and the Creation of the Arms and Armor Department, 1904–1929
(00:30:12) 227 views

The Art of Arms and Armor: Challenges of Research, Display, and Education
(00:33:09) 321 views

Curators, Collectors, and Dealers: The Growth of the Arms and Armor Collection, 1929 to the Present
(00:36:37) 208 views

RAPIER

Date:: ca. 1600
Culture:: German
Medium:: Steel, wood, brass, copper
Dimensions:: Length overall 45 3/4 in. ( 116.21 cm) Length of blade 37 1/8 in. ( 94.28 cm) Gr. width 7 3/8 in. ( 18.72 cm) Gr. width of blade 1 1/2 in. ( 3.81 cm) Gr. thickness of blade 0 5/16 in. ( 0.79 cm) Weight 2 lb. 12 oz. ( 1247 gm) Hardness of blade 55-60
Classification:: Swords
Credit Line:: Gift of Prince Albrecht Radziwill, 1928
Accession Number:: 28.100.2

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 376

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription: (on obverse side of ricasso) First mark, imitation of mark of Sebastian Hernandez the Elder, Toledo, ca. 1570. Second mark, the swords of Archmarshalship, badge of the Electors of Saxony. (on reverse side of ricasso) the swords of Archmarshalship. See Cards for illustrations.
Provenance

Ex coll.: Historical Museum, Dresden
See also
What
Metal (59,364)

Copper alloy (16,630)

Arms (9,344)

Iron and iron alloy (6,952)

Edged weapons (6,791)

Copper (6,255)

Swords (4,615)

Brass (3,505)

Iron alloy (3,389)

Steel (3,119)

Rapiers (143)
Where
Europe (148,586)

Germany (15,865)
When
A.D. 1600-1800 (66,179)
In the Museum
Arms and Armor (13,084)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Central Europe (including Germany), 1400–1600 A.D.

Central Europe (including Germany), 1600–1800 A.D.