Broadsword of Oliver Cromwell
Artist/maker unknown, English
Geography:
Made in England, Europe
Date:
c. 1650Medium:
Etched steel [blade]; embossed iron chiseled in high relief, wood, silver wire [hilt]Dimensions:
Length (overall): 38 1/8 inches (96.8 cm) Blade: 32 1/2 × 1 15/16 inches (82.6 × 4.9 cm) Hilt: 5 1/16 × 4 5/8 inches (12.9 × 11.7 cm) Height (pommel): 2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm) Diameter (pommel): 1 5/16 inches (3.3 cm) Weight: 3.1 lb. (1405g)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
1977-167-620Credit Line:
Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977
Made in England, Europe
Date:
c. 1650Medium:
Etched steel [blade]; embossed iron chiseled in high relief, wood, silver wire [hilt]Dimensions:
Length (overall): 38 1/8 inches (96.8 cm) Blade: 32 1/2 × 1 15/16 inches (82.6 × 4.9 cm) Hilt: 5 1/16 × 4 5/8 inches (12.9 × 11.7 cm) Height (pommel): 2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm) Diameter (pommel): 1 5/16 inches (3.3 cm) Weight: 3.1 lb. (1405g)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and Sculpture
* Gallery 349, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
Accession Number:1977-167-620Credit Line:
Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977
Label:
This is one of the finest surviving swords of a type favored during the English Civil War (1642-51). The long-standing association of this sword with English statesman Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) is consistent with the unusual inscription and heraldic arms of England and Ireland on the blade, and with the outstanding quality of the hilt's chiseled decoration.
This is one of the finest surviving swords of a type favored during the English Civil War (1642-51). The long-standing association of this sword with English statesman Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) is consistent with the unusual inscription and heraldic arms of England and Ireland on the blade, and with the outstanding quality of the hilt's chiseled decoration.
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