“Imogen” by Herbert Gustave Schmalz, 1888
Tag: swords
Caption translates as “Juana in a fight with her reflection in a pond”
Rapier and Dagger Set
- Dated: circa 1620; possibly 19th century (dagger and sheath mounts)
- Culture: German
- Medium and Techniques: steel, leather, wood and silk, blackened/chased and embroidered
- Measurements: overall length of the rapier 113 cm; rapier blade length 97.7 cm, rapier width 2.2 cm; rapier weight 1.17 kg; rapier scabbard weight 0.125 kg, dagger overall length 24.4 cm; dagger width 1.9 cm; dagger weight 0.26 kg, dagger scabbard weight 0.045 kg
- Inscription(s): rapier blade marked with a double-headed eagle
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