Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
ca. 1866
1921.20
Steel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dagger
Object name
Dagger
Date
1855-1870
Medium
Steel, ivory, brass
Dimensions
Overall: 15 1/4 x 3 5/8 in. ( 38.7 x 9.2 cm )
Description
Steel, ivory, and brass dagger; tapered, triangular steel blade decorated with scrolls and floral designs; ovoid brass quillon with acorn finials and flowers enclosed inside roped border in center of both sides; ivory grips with diagonal ribbing and rectangular brass pommel decorated with leaves and grapes.
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Buch
Object Number
INV.11762
Gallery Label
According to accession records, this dagger was used by the donor's father, Emilio Buch, while serving in the 2nd Battalion, Cazadores Voluntarios de Matanzas, as part of Spanish forces during the Cuban insurrection of 1867.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
