European Decorative Arts and Sculpture Rapier with Scabbard Made in Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europec. 1575-83 Blade made by bladesmith Andrea Ferrara, Italian (active Belluno), active 1550 - 1583. Silver mounts of rapier and scabbard probably by silversmith Wendel unter den Linden, German (active Dresden), active 1566 - 1593, died before 1610. Engraved steel [blade]; blackened iron, pierced and engraved silver, wood, silver wire [hilt]; pierced and engraved silver, wood, leather [scabbard] * Gallery 249, Arms and Armor, second floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries) 1977-167-584a,b Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977 |
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