Design for Hilt and Guard of a Dress Sword, Pen and black ink, brush and wash, gold paint, traces of graphite on off-white laid paper, Design for a jeweled hilt and guard of a dress sword. Grip and guard of hilt are decorated with a pattern of lozenge shapes set with small diamonds. Similar pattern decorates knuckle-guard as well. At the top of the hilt is an urn-shaped pommel with button., probably Naples, South Italy, Italy, ca. 1780–90, jewelry, Drawing

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