Small Sword

Jean-Baptiste Oudry

Cleveland Museum of Art

Small sword with a long, thin blade. The hilt has a spherical pommel and a grip wrapped with thin metal wire. There is a decorative metal knuckle guard on the left side. The guard is a half-circle with a small spherical finial on the end. The metal has a gold and blue inlaid pattern. The background is dark at the top and lighter at the bottom.