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Title: Saber Presented to Captain H. J. Hartstene by Queen Victoria in 1856
Date: ca. 1856
Geography: London
Culture: British, London
Medium: Silver, steel, velvet, ivory, gold
Dimensions: H. 37 3/4 in. (95.8 cm); H. of blade 32 1/4 in. (81.9 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 14 oz. (850.5 g); Wt. of scabbard 2 lb. 9 oz. (1162.3 g)
Classification: Swords
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. M.A. Hartstene, in memory of her husband, Captain H.J. Hartstene, U.S.N., 1899
Accession Number: 99.6.1a, b
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