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Poignard

1550
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Poignard
  • Date: 1550
  • Culture: possibly British
  • Medium: Steel, gold
  • Dimensions: L. 14 7/16 in. (36.7 cm); L. of blade 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); W. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); W. of blade 1 3/16 in. (3 cm); thickness of blade 1/4 in. (0.6 cm); Wt. 9 oz. (255.1 g)
  • Classification: Daggers
  • 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
  • Object Number: 26.145.83
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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