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On display at V&A South Kensington
Europe 1600-1815, Room 2, The Wolfson Gallery

Sword

ca. 1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sword with a hilt of steel, chiselled and gilt, set with a gold plaque bearing the cypher of Gustavus III, King of Sweden (1746-92). The blade bears the arms of charles Manners Duke of Rutland.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Chiselled and gilt steel
Brief description
Sword with chiselled and gilt steel, with a gold plaque bearing the cypher of Gustavus III, King of Sweden, Swedish, ca. 1780
Physical description
Sword with a hilt of steel, chiselled and gilt, set with a gold plaque bearing the cypher of Gustavus III, King of Sweden (1746-92). The blade bears the arms of charles Manners Duke of Rutland.
Dimensions
  • Hilt length: 165mm
  • Blade length: 865mm
  • Width: 100mm
  • Depth: 75mm
Marks and inscriptions
Arms of Charles Manners (On the blade)
Credit line
Given from the collection of the late Col. G. Stovell
Object history
This sword was probably a gift from Gustavus III, King of Sweden.
Subjects depicted
Other number
46 - North, European Swords
Collection
Accession number
M.193-1928

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Record createdNovember 11, 2002
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