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少将约翰·E·伍尔的国会授剑

Sword cutler Samuel Jackson American
1854–55
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 372
这柄剑保存得几乎完好如新，它是美国历史上最悠久、制作最精良的剑之一。美国国会于1854年1月 23日将这柄剑授予伍尔将军，以表彰他在1846 – 48年美墨战争中布耶那维斯达战役上的英勇表现。大部分美国授剑都是直接以欧洲或古典范例为原型，但这柄伍尔剑却与众不同，它在概念和装饰上都表现出明显的美国特色。把剑授予战功卓著的军事将领这一习俗可追溯至美国独立战争时期。

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Object Information
  • 标题: 少将约翰·E·伍尔的国会授剑
  • 创作日期: 1854年
  • 地域: 美国，可能来自巴尔的摩
  • 材料: 钢，金，黄铜，钻石，红宝石
  • 尺寸: 长391⁄4 英寸（99.6厘米）
  • 来源信息: 购买，亚瑟·奥克斯·苏尔兹伯格和罗伯特·A·戈伊莱特夫妇捐赠，2009年
  • 藏品编号: 2009.8a–c
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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