Rapier with Scabbard

Juan Martinez, ca. 1580

Artist

Juan Martinez (Spanish, Toledo, active ca. 1600)

Date

ca. 1580

Culture or place

German; blade, Spanish, Toledo

Medium

Steel, leather, gold, copper wire, wood, velvet

Size

L. 48 3/4 in. (123.8 cm); W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); D. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 5 oz. (1507 g); Wt. of scabbard 6 oz. (170.1 g)

Type

Swords

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed