Sword with steel blade and mother-of-pearl handle and leather scabbard: straight blade is triangular in cross section, tapers evenly to a point; all three sides concave; anterior third of blade is blued and decorated with scrolls in gilt etching; grips composed of two placques of mother-of-pearl with bands of gilt brass covering the joints; placques are ribbed and bands decorated with leaves and beaded border; the quillion terminates in a lion's head; the counterguard is cast as a separate piece and decorated with two classical female figures on either side of a heraldic device; the leather scabbard has a gilt brass throat with a stud for a flat and gilt brass drag (tip) decorated with engraved geometric and feather devices; maker's mark: "S&K" engraved at end of blade.
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Schnitzler & Kirschbaum
Date made
circa 1830 - 1850
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
See description
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
MP.88.23 A-B
MP.88.23a-b
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Scabbard
Height
1 in
Width
1 in
Length
32-3/4 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 1 x 1 x 32 3/4 in. (2.5 x 2.5 x 83.2 cm)
Dimension Description
Sword
Height
1-5/8 in
Width
4-1/4 in
Length
37-3/4 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 1 5/8 x 4 1/4 x 37 3/4 in. (4.1 x 10.8 x 95.9 cm)
Material
Leather, Mother-of-pearl, Gilt, Steel, brass
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Details of condition: Leather scabbard has loss of finish.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Maj.Gen Morgan Lewis
Notes
Former owner
Person or Organization
Edward Livingston
Notes
Former owner
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
According to General Delafield, Maj. General Morgan Lewis was a former owner.
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Library, Second Floor