Hunting Sword

ca. 1825

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 376

This richly decorated sword was made for one of the counts Hoyos-Sprinzenstein. His enameled coat of arms surmounts the lion-headed pommel. The scabbard locket is inscribed "Pioté et Köchert," the leading Viennese jewelers of the nineteenth century.

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Title: Hunting Sword
Decorator: Emanuel Pioté (Austrian, Vienna 1781–1865)
Decorator: Jacob H. Köchert (Austrian, Vienna 1795–1868)
Date: ca. 1825
Geography: Vienna
Culture: Austrian, Vienna
Medium: Steel, gold, enamel, agate, wood, leather
Dimensions: L. 26 15/16 in. (68.5 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1948
Object Number: 48.26a, b
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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