Sword
Unknown Chinese, Chinese
collected about 1900
Steel, copper, wood, and cord
Overall: 29 1/2 × 1 9/16 × 3 9/16 in. (75 × 4 × 9 cm)
Overall: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Emmet Hay Naylor, Class of 1909
32.2.5108
Geography
Place Made: China, East Asia, Asia
Period
19th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Brigadier General William Keith Naylor (1874-1942), in China about 1900; given to his brother, Emmett Hay Naylor (Class of 1909, 1884-1938), Springfield, Massachusetts; given to the present collection, 1932.
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