Dress sword
about 1777-1778
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueMetal; Steel
DimensionsOverall: 90.8 x 10.8 x 8.4 cm, 13.5 oz. (35 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 3 5/16 in., 0.84 lb.)
Credit LineElizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession number1993.451
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSilver
Collections
Provenance1961, puchased by Elizabeth Parke Firestone (b. 1897 - d. 1990) and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. (b. 1898 - d. 1973), Akron, OH and Newport, RI; 1993 [see note 3]; gift of the estate of Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 26, 1993)
early 19th century
early 19th century
early - mid 19th centuries
17th–18th century
late 19th century
mid to late 19th century
early 19th century
designed 1986, manufactured 1991
17th century
about 1500
16th century
designed 1988, manufact. 1994