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Sword with Sheathlate 18th century

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Museum display of an 18th-century men's ensemble: sage green frock coat and breeches, coral waistcoat, lace jabot, and powdered wig on a white mannequin

Unknown, Sword with Sheath, late 18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mary H. and Martin B. Retting, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Sword with Sheath
Place Made
France
Date Made
late 18th century
Medium
Steel, gilded silver, wood, and reptile skin
Dimensions
a) Sword length: 39 5/8 in. (100.65 cm); b) Case length: 31 1/2 in. (80.01 cm); c) Chatelaine length: 2 3/4 in. (6.98 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mary H. and Martin B. Retting
Accession Number
M.85.85.3a-c
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako, Kaye Durland Spilker, and Clarrisa M. Esguerra. Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.
  • Chrisman-Campbell, Kimberly. "Reigning Men." Ornament 39, no.1 (2016): 34-39.

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