51.481: Sword by Anonymous (European)

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Sword

Artist: Anonymous (European)

Date (Period): 14th century (Medieval)

Medium: steel

Measurements: 40 5/8 in. (103.19 cm)

Description

This piece is undecorated. The grip would have been padded.

Additional Information

Credit Line: Acquired by Henry Walters, 1924

Accession Number: 51.481

Location within Museum: Charles Street: Second Floor: Arms & Armor

Place of Origin: Europe

Provenance

Henry Griffith Keasbey, New York [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Sale, American Art Association, New York, December 5, 1924, no. 76; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.