Page's Sword

Johann Tetsche

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The sword, titled "Page's Sword" by artist Johann Tetsche, features a long, slender blade made of metal with an engraved design along its length. The blade tapers to a point and is mostly out of frame. The hilt is made of intricately engraved metal with a floral pattern. A large, rounded guard curves around the top of the hilt and features the same engraved design as the handle. The handle is long and narrow, terminating in a bulbous pommel with a small spherical finial at its tip. The curved quillons are flat on the bottom and feature the same engraved design. The background of the image is a plain gray color.