Rapier of Prince-Elector Christian II of Saxony (1583–1611)

Israel Schuech

Date

dated 1606

Type

Rapier

Medium

Steel, bronze, gold, enamel, paste jewels, cameos, pearls, wood

Department

Arms and Armor

Culture

hilt, German, Dresden; blade, Spanish, Toledo

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

1970.77

Credit

Fletcher Fund, 1970