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.

Classification

Weapons and Ammunition

Technique

Cast

Medium

Cast bronze with gilded silver and engraved steel

Culture

French

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

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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