Sword

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Sword

Name/Title

Sword

Entry/Object ID

1931.5a-b

Description

Sword with metal scabbard. The handle of the sword is shagreen wrapped with gold-toned twisted wire. The blade is engraved with a palm tree.

Context

Owned by Captain Henry Harrison Dewey of Company A, 10th Regiment Vermont during the Civil War.

Acquisition

Accession

1931.5

Source or Donor

Dewey, Emily Jerusha (1850-1943)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sword

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Edged Weapons

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

4 in

Depth

5-1/16 in

Length

41-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dewey, Henry Harrison (1843-1910)

Person or Organization

10th Vermont Infantry

Related Events

Event

Civil War