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Heart guard

Juriaan Chorus · 1740 - 1778 · striking (metalworking); etching; upholstered; gild; engraving; iron (metal); roggenvel; gilding (material); brass (alloy)

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

About this work

The hilt of this hunting sword has an asymmetrical grip like that of a knife, covered with white shagreen and gilded yellow-copper furniture; the quillon is finished with a cap with a knob on it; below it is a pommel. Two à la Montmorency grooves run over the curved blade; the blade is decorated with an arrow, a panel surrounded by plaitwork motifs with the address of the sword polisher in cursive, a running boar, and a leaping stag.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

hunting hanger hunting sword

Credit lineHartsvanger. 1740 - 1778. Juriaan Chorus. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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