Weapons and AmmunitionFrench19th century
Dagger
c. 1840s
Artists
Unidentified ArtistArtist
Description
Dagger in the romantic style, the handle a cast figure of "Invidia" (Envy) with serpents intertwining her legs and in her hair, piercing herself with a dagger; a sharp steel pointed blade and a decorative sheath with incised grotesques including a dragon and cast bronze mounts of strapwork and masks.
Dimensions
34.3 cm (13 1/2 in.)
Provenance
David & Constance Yates, New York, NY, Sold to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.
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