U. S. Navy scabbard

Object/Artifact

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

U. S. Navy scabbard

Entry/Object ID

2102

Description

U.S. Navy scabbard used with dress sword cataloged as #2101. Brown leather scabbard with 3 brass sections attached: one at the very tip with a serpent engraved, and two farther up the length of the scabbard with rope designs engraved and two hoops attached, presumably for attaching to a strap or belt. Scabbard is broken into two pieces (a & b).

Acquisition

Accession

398

Source or Donor

Rissler, Patricia and Rogers, James A.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1850 - circa 1890

Notes

Date: 1850s

Material

Leather