Sword

Description:

Gentleman's dress or small sword with silver hilt, tapered triangular blade, and stitched leather scabbard. Typical hilt with pear-shaped pommel, silver twisted-wire wrapped grip, and plain counterguard, currently upside down, engraved "Sam\ll Lord" in script on the hilt side of one shell and struck once "HURD" in raised serif letters in a rectangle on the blade side of the other shell.

Attributed to Jacob Hurd (1702/3-1758) of Boston, MA; he was a prolific silversmith and numerous examples of his work survive. Two of his sons Nathaniel (1730-1778) and Benjamin (1739-1781), were also silversmiths.

Date Made: ca 1745

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, Boston

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Credit Line: Estate of Arthur Michael

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.383531Catalog Number: 383531Accession Number: 162866

Object Name: sword

Physical Description: silver (hilt material)steel (blade material)wood (grip material)leather (scabbard material)Measurements: overall: 2 1/2 in x 33 1/4 in x 3 in; 6.35 cm x 84.455 cm x 7.62 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b0-f5ee-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_301180

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