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On display at V&A South Kensington
Europe 1600-1815, Room 5, The Friends of the V&A Gallery

Sword

ca. 1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sword with a hilt of cast and gilt bronze, the blade inscribed 'A DEUX SAISONS'


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cast and gilt bronze hilt
Brief description
Sword with cast and gilt bronze hilt, French, ca. 1700
Physical description
Sword with a hilt of cast and gilt bronze, the blade inscribed 'A DEUX SAISONS'
Dimensions
  • Hilt length: 170mm
  • Blade length: 790mm
  • Width: 100mm
  • Depth: 75mm
Marks and inscriptions
'A DEUX SAISONS' (Inscription; decoration; On the blade)
Other number
35 - North, European Swords
Collection
Accession number
1715-1888

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Record createdNovember 11, 2002
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