Colonial Choices
sword

ANGEL GRANT-RAINES

I chose this object because it is a sword-there were wars. It was used to kill people and in rituals. It is made out of steel, cast, the sword was made in Germany. It was made for war. We are studying the war. The American revolutionary war.

 

drawing of sword
Object Title: ritual sword
Creator Name: unknown
Nationality/Culture: United States
Date: 1801 - 1825
Dimensions:
Materials: steel, cast metal, gilding, horn
Museum: Higgins Armory Museum

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