Épée d'honneur présentée par le Congrès au major-général John E. Wool (détail)

Sword cutler Samuel Jackson American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 372

Conservée dans un état presque parfait, cette épée est l’une des plus originales et des plus délicatement ouvrées jamais produites aux États-Unis. Le Congrès des États-Unis l’a décernée au général Wool, le 23 janvier 1854, en reconnaissance de sa bravoure à la bataille de Buena Vista, durant la guerre entre les États-Unis et le Mexique, de 1846 à 1848. Contrairement à la plupart des épées d’honneur fabriquées aux États-Unis, qui sont directement inspirées de modèles européens ou classiques, l’épée Wool est résolument américaine, tant par le modèle que par l’iconographie. La coutume consistant à offrir une épée aux officiers pour services distingués remonte à la guerre d’Indépendance.

Congressional Presentation Sword and Scabbard of Major General John E. Wool (1784–1869), Samuel Jackson (American, Baltimore, active 1833–70), Steel, gold, brass, diamonds, rubies, American, probably Baltimore

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Congressional Presentation Sword and Scabbard of Major General John E. Wool (1784–1869), Samuel Jackson (American, Baltimore, active 1833–70), Steel, gold, brass, diamonds, rubies, American, probably Baltimore
Congressional Presentation Sword and Scabbard of Major General John E. Wool (1784–1869), Samuel Jackson (American, Baltimore, active 1833–70), Steel, gold, brass, diamonds, rubies, American, probably Baltimore
Congressional Presentation Sword and Scabbard of Major General John E. Wool (1784–1869), Samuel Jackson (American, Baltimore, active 1833–70), Steel, gold, brass, diamonds, rubies, American, probably Baltimore
Congressional Presentation Sword and Scabbard of Major General John E. Wool (1784–1869), Samuel Jackson (American, Baltimore, active 1833–70), Steel, gold, brass, diamonds, rubies, American, probably Baltimore
Congressional Presentation Sword and Scabbard of Major General John E. Wool (1784–1869), Samuel Jackson (American, Baltimore, active 1833–70), Steel, gold, brass, diamonds, rubies, American, probably Baltimore
Congressional Presentation Sword and Scabbard of Major General John E. Wool (1784–1869), Samuel Jackson (American, Baltimore, active 1833–70), Steel, gold, brass, diamonds, rubies, American, probably Baltimore
Congressional Presentation Sword and Scabbard of Major General John E. Wool (1784–1869), Samuel Jackson (American, Baltimore, active 1833–70), Steel, gold, brass, diamonds, rubies, American, probably Baltimore
Congressional Presentation Sword and Scabbard of Major General John E. Wool (1784–1869), Samuel Jackson (American, Baltimore, active 1833–70), Steel, gold, brass, diamonds, rubies, American, probably Baltimore
Congressional Presentation Sword and Scabbard of Major General John E. Wool (1784–1869), Samuel Jackson (American, Baltimore, active 1833–70), Steel, gold, brass, diamonds, rubies, American, probably Baltimore

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