Sword

Object Name:

Sword

Object ID:

1963.042.03

Date:

1862-1865

Description:

Sword. Medical Staff Sword, Model 1840. 28.1" straight blade. Gilded brass hilt. Eagle, oak leaves, and acorns molded on grip. Pineapple-shaped pommel. Guard features two scrolled quillons and two shields. "M S" in old English script above six stars set inside laurel spray, on shield ,obverse side. Pebbled plain surface on shield, reverse side. "E Pluribus Unum", floral sprays, and military trophies etched in blade, obverse side. "Medical * Staff" and floral sprays etched on blade, reverse side. "19" stamped at top of grip.

Scabbard: Gilded brass. Two bands, tip and drag. Two carrying rings at top band and one carrying ring at middle band. Oak leaves and acorns decorate bands and tip. "19" stamped at throat, obverse side.

Material:

Metal
Tissue
Brass
Steel
Leather

Dimensions:

W-0.75 L-34 inches

Provenance:

Worn by Dr. Hadley B. Fowler. Donated by the wife of Dr. Fowler's grandson, Frank H. Fowler.

Credit Line:

Gift of Charlotte B. Fowler

People:

Fowler, Hadley B. (1825-1893)

Subjects:

Weapons, Swords, Ceremonial objects, Civil War, Armament, Military uniforms, Physicians, Doctors