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Schwert, Kongressgeschenk an Major-General John E. Wool (Detail)

Sword cutler Samuel Jackson American
1854–55
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 372
Dieses in nahezu makellosem Zustand erhaltene Schwert ist eines der originellsten und kunstvollsten amerikanischen Schwerter. Es wurde General Wool am 23. Januar 1854 vom US-Kongress verliehen, in Anerkennung seiner Tapferkeit in der Schlacht von Buena Vista während des Mexikanischen Krieges 1846–48. Entgegen den meisten amerikanischen Verleihungsschwertern, die direkt nach europäischen oder klassischen Vorbildern angefertigt wurden, verfügt das Wool-Schwert über eindeutig amerikanisches Konzept und Bildsprache. Der Brauch, Offizieren Schwerter für besondere Dienste zu überreichen, geht zurück auf die Amerikanische Revolution.

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Object Information
  • Titel: Schwert, Kongressgeschenk an Major-General John E. Wool (Detail)
  • Datum: 1854
  • Geografie: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, wahrscheinlich Baltimore
  • Medium: Stahl, Gold, Messing, Diamanten, Rubine
  • Dimensionen: L. 99,6 cm
  • Anerkennung: Neuerwerb, Schenkung von Arthur Ochs Sulzberger sowie Mr. und Mrs. Robert A. Goelet, 2009
  • Akzession Nr.: 2009.8a–c
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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Samuel Jackson - Congressional Presentation Sword and Scabbard of Major General John E. Wool (1784–1869) - American, probably Baltimore - The Metropolitan Museum of Art