Rapier

Pietro de Formicano, ca. 1610–20

Artist

Pietro de Formicano (Italian, Belluno, active ca. 1600)

Date

ca. 1610–20

Culture or place

hilt, Northern European, possibly German; blade, Italian, Belluno

Medium

Steel, iron

Size

L. 47 1/16 in. (119.5 cm); L. of blade 40 1/2 in. (102.9 cm); W. 9 in. (22.9 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 10 oz (1190 g)

Type

Swords

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed