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Swept Hilt Rapier

1600-20 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Chiselled steel, blued and gilt, the ornament based on designs by Etienne Delaune.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Chiselled steel, blued and gilt
Brief description
Swept hilt rapier with a chiselled steel hilt, blued and gilt, Emmanuel or Daniel Sadeler based on designs by Etienne Delaune, German (Bavaria), ca. 1600
Physical description
Chiselled steel, blued and gilt, the ornament based on designs by Etienne Delaune.
Dimensions
  • Blade length: 106.5cm
  • Hilt length: 15.5cm
  • Hilt measured across widest point width: 25cm
  • Maximum depth of the hilt, measured from front to back of the 'cage' depth: 11cm
  • Weight: 1.25kg
Credit line
F. Mallett Bequest
Object history
The sword was preserved for nearly 300 years at Burton Constable, near Hull.

Historical significance: The only Sadeler piece known to have been brought to England during the 17th century for use, and not imported by dealers or collectors during the 19th century.
Historical context
The sword hilts made by the two Sadeler brothers cannot be distinguished with any certainty.
Bibliographic references
  • Hayward, J.F. Swords and Daggers. London: HMSO, 1963
  • Patterson, Angus, Fashion and Armour in Renaissance Europe: Proud Lookes and Brave Attire, V&A Publishing, London, 2009, ISBN 9781851775811, p. 61, ill.
Other numbers
  • 9b - Hayward, Swords and Daggers
  • 10 - Hayward, Swords and Daggers
  • 6 - North, European Swords
Collection
Accession number
M.52-1947

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Record createdMarch 23, 2004
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