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Spada onorifica concessa dal Congresso al general maggiore John E. Wool

Sword cutler Samuel Jackson American
1854–55
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 372
Conservata intatta, questa spada è uno degli esempi più originali e finemente fabbricati tra le spade americane. Venne omaggiata al generale Wool dal Congresso degli Stati Uniti il 23 gennaio 1854, come riconoscimento al valore per la battaglia di Buena Vista durante la guerra messicana del 1846-48. A differenza della maggior parte delle spade onorifiche americane che si ispiravano direttamente a modelli europei o classici, la spada di Wool è decisamente americana nel concetto e nell’iconografia. L’usanza di donare spade agli ufficiali delle forze armate come riconoscimento del servizio prestato con onore risale agli anni della Rivoluzione americana.

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Object Information
  • Titolo: Spada onorifica concessa dal Congresso al general maggiore John E. Wool
  • Data: 1854
  • Area geografica: Stati Uniti d'America, probabilmente Baltimora
  • Materiale e tecnica: Acciaio, oro, ottone, diamanti, rubini
  • Dimensioni: Lungh. 99,6 cm
  • Crediti: Acquistato, donazioni di Arthur Ochs Sulzberger e Mr. Robert A. Goelet e consorte, 2009
  • Numero d'inventario: 2009.8a–c
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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