Stiletto with Sheath
- Culture
- French
- Date
- 1650–1700
- Material
- Steel, leather, and iron
- Classification
- Arms & armor, metalwork
- Collection
- Decorative Arts and Design
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 138
- Dimensions
- blade: 8 3/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (21.3 x 4.4 x 4.4 cm)
sheath: 6 x 3/8 x 3/8 in. (15.2 x 1 x 1 cm)
weight (blade and sheath ): 5 oz. (0.1 kg) - Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 314:1925a,b
NOTES
A stiletto was a civilian and military weapon whose form and function were determined by regional styles and by the owner's specific needs and fashion tastes. Frequently made to match the decoration of a sword, they could be used together in the Italian and Spanish manner of swordplay.
Provenance
- 1925
Henry Griffith Keasbey, USA
1925 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased at auction "European Arms and Armor VI-XVII Century: Important Collection of Henry Griffith Keasbey." American Art Association, New York, NY, November 27-28, 1925, lot 199, plate XX. [1]
Notes:
[1] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, December 18, 1925.
Henry Griffith Keasbey, USA
1925 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased at auction "European Arms and Armor VI-XVII Century: Important Collection of Henry Griffith Keasbey." American Art Association, New York, NY, November 27-28, 1925, lot 199, plate XX. [1]
Notes:
[1] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, December 18, 1925.
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