Musician's Dress Sword
Ames Foundry, Chicopee, Massachusetts (Ames Manufacturing Company)
1864
Brass
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Matt Durgin
175.5.21989
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
Withdrawn
Not on view
Inscriptions
Stamped on the blade is "Made by AMES MFc. Co. Chicopee, Mass." On the other side is "US 1864" and the initials "L.H.K.". Stamped on the knuckle bow is "G.W.S."
Provenance
Matt Durgin; given to present collection, 1975.
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