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Sword with silver hilt and scabbard
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Sword with silver hilt and scabbard

Johannes Roelvink · 1783 - 1790 · striking (metalworking); etching; blocked; torderen; omwikkelen; faceting; upholstered; engraving; leather; wood (plant material); silver (metal); silver thread; vellum (parchment)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Dress sword. Silver hilt with faceted decorations; the counter-guard has a border with an engraved zigzag pattern; the knuckle bow is stamped with the city mark of Amsterdam and the mark of the silversmith SDM; the wooden grip is wrapped with twisted silver wire of different thicknesses and has braided grip rings at the top and bottom. The blade has a hollow-d triangular cross-section and is etched with leaf and flower vines and on the carrying side with a panel with the address of the sword graver. The leather scabbard is covered with thin white vellum; the silver furniture consists of two bands, each with a carrying ring, the upper band engraved with a rococo cartouche with trellis work, the middle band with a flower; the lower band is unadorned.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDegen met zilveren gevest en schede. 1783 - 1790. Johannes Roelvink. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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