Sword of Winthrop Sargent (1753-1820), First Governor of Northwest Territories

Sword of Winthrop Sargent (1753-1820), First Governor of Northwest Territories

c. 1800/10

Accession Number

117165

Medium

Steel, brass, and ivory

Dimensions

Sword: 92.8 × 12.7 × 3.2 cm (36 1/2 × 5 × 1 1/4 in.); Cover with bag attached: 55.9 × 12.7 × 2 cm (22 × 5 × 3/4 in.)

Classification

edged weapon-sword

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

George F. Harding Collection