Catalogue of European Court Swords and Hunting Swords Including the De Dino, Riggs, and Reubell Collections

Dean, Bashford
1929
303 pages
156 illustrations
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This volume describes and illustrates the group of court swords and hunting swords that form part of the collection of arms exhibited by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The text describes the different types of swords and daggers and provides useful charts and illustrations that promote an understanding of the objects in their original context.

Met Art in Publication

Smallsword, Steel, silver, wood, probably Dutch
ca. 1650–60
late 17th century
Smallsword with Scabbard, Silver, steel, wood, leather, textile, probably Dutch
ca. 1650–60
Smallsword, Steel, silver, wood, British, London
hallmarked 1689–90; blade dated 1674
1690
late 17th century
Smallsword, Steel, gold, wood, Probably French, Paris
ca. 1650–60
late 17th century
1651–1700
late 17th century
late 17th century
1700–1725
Smallsword, Steel, silver, wood, iron, brass, probably French
ca. 1700–20
1700
Smallsword, Steel, gold, wood, textile, French
ca. 1720
1735
1730
ca. 1680–1700
1700
late 17th century
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