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Smallsword

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Smallsword by Jean-Baptiste Couteret. Gold hilt with a ribbed grip; quillon-dagger in form of a pierced circular guard; curved knuckle guard; blade etched with foliage; gilded; blackened.

Artwork details

Date:
1778
Medium:
Steel, gold, silver, textile, paste jewels
Culture:
French
Dimensions:
424 × 625 px
Museum record:
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