Design for an Officer's Sword
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Design for an Officer's Sword, Thomas Fletcher (dated 1837), The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Via artnap.com
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A pen and ink technical drawing shows an officer's sword with an eagle-head pommel, a shell-like guard bearing an eagle and shield, and a scabbard decorated with anchors, stars, and laurel branches. Handwritten notes at lower right record measurements of the blade, scabbard, and overall length. The work is titled Design for an Officer's Sword, attributed to Thomas Fletcher, and dated 1837.
