Scabbard Locket
Culture
Austrian
, Styria
Date1848
Mediumiron
Dimensions5.1 × 8.9 cm (2 × 3 1/2 in.), 8 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.442.3
DescriptionStraight, slightly tapering scabbard with wooden core encased in glued leather cover without decoration. 2 iron mounts of cast halves now broken loose from scabbard ends. Mount at point is triangular with lobed upper edge, reeded sides & grotesque finial; faces identically decorated with symmetrical arabesque traceries. Mount for throat is deep & rectangular, curved below. Suspension ring with mounting eye at either side & faces are symmetrically decorated with scrolling traceries, grotesque faces & drapery swags. Obverse also has grotesque-faced stud at center for frog.ProvenanceAnonymous gift to the Museum on February 1, 1934. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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