Congressional Presentation Sword and Scabbard of Major General John E. Wool (1784–1869)

Samuel Jackson

Date

1854–55

Type

Sword with scabbard

Medium

Steel, gold, brass, diamonds, rubies

Department

Arms and Armor

Culture

American, probably Baltimore

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

2009.8a–c

Credit

Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger and Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Goelet Gifts, 2009