Sword

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Sword

Entry/Object ID

1931.15a-b

Description

Ornate sword with leather scabbard. The handle of the sword is leather wrapped in gold-toned twisted wire. The pommel is molded into a floral pattern and set with a dark stone. The blade is lightly engraved with an all-over floral pattern and the inscription, "Capt LW Page from the Howard Guard". The blade has two makers marks: the first is stamped close to the rain guard and says, "COLLINS & CO., HARTFORD CONN. 1862"; the second is incorporated into the engraving and says "MILLER & co. NEW YORK".

Context

Owned by Captain Lemuel W. Page of Company C, 12th Vermont Regiment, also known as the Howard Guards of Burlington, during the Civil War.

Acquisition

Accession

1931.15

Source or Donor

Page, Carrie E.H.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Collins & Co.

Date made

1862

Place

City

Hartford

State/Province

Connecticut

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

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

3-1/2 in

Depth

4-5/16 in

Length

40 in

Material

Steel, Wood, Brass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Page, Lemuel W. (1821-1903)

Person or Organization

12th Vermont Infantry

Related Places

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Civil War