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2015.0004.001 A Sword, B Scabbard, view 1, after conservation treatment
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Scabbard
Thomas Charles Fletcher, Fletcher & Gardiner
1828-1829
Category
Weapons, Hunting, and Fishing
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas Charles Fletcher (Maker or seller)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Leather
- Gold
- Brass
- Wood
Museum Object Number
2015.0004.001 B
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle.
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Object Number
2015.0004.001 B
Object Name
Scabbard
Category
Weapons, Hunting, and Fishing
Creator (Role)
Thomas Charles Fletcher (Maker or seller); Fletcher & Gardiner (Designer)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1828-1829
Subject(s)
- Naval history
- War of 1812
- Military
Materials
- Leather
- Gold
- Brass
- Wood
Dimensions (inches)
1.5 (W) x 26.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.81 (W) x 67.31 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. & Wagner, Ann. 2007 Silversmiths to the Nation: Thomas Fletcher and Sidney Gardiner, 1808-1842.
• Published: Cat. 53, pp. 186-187.Book: Lossing, Benson John. 1868 Lossing's Pictorial Field Book of the War of 1812.
• pp. 983-987.Book: Mowbray, Stuart. 1998 American Swords from the Philip Medicus Collection.
• Published: Plate 36a, pp. 80-81.