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Attributed to John Bland British
This unusual Neoclassical hilt combines fashionable cut-steel beads with panels of blued and gold-encrusted steel. It is attributed to the London sword-cutler John Bland, who retailed several hilts of similar workmanship.
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Title: Smallsword
Sword cutler:
Attributed to John Bland (British, London, active ca. 1780–85)
Date: ca. 1780–85
Geography: London
Culture: British, probably London
Medium: Gold, steel
Dimensions:
L. 39 in. (99.1 cm); L. of blade 32 3/16 in. (81.7 cm); Wt. 1 lb. (454 g)
Classification: Swords
Credit Line: Gift of Jean Jacques Reubell, in memory of his mother, Julia C. Coster, and of his wife, Adeline E. Post, both of New York City, 1926
Accession Number: 26.145.311
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