The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Design for a small-sword hilt

Design for a small-sword hilt

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Design for a small-sword hilt

Date:: ca. 1780
Culture:: French
Medium:: Pen and ink with colored wash, with traces of black chalk, on paper
Dimensions:: 9 x 7 inches (23 x 17.8 cm)
Classification:: Works on Paper
Credit Line:: Gift of John Blair, in memory of his father, Claude Blair, 2011
Accession Number:: 2011.102

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