COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.1970.77
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name:
Martinez, Juan
Creator Nationality:
European; Iberian; Spanish
Creator Role:
Maker
Creator Dates/Places:
Toledo, Spain
Creator Name-CRT:
Blade by Juan Martinez
Creator Name:
Schuech, Israel
Creator Nationality:
European; Northern European; German
Creator Role:
Maker
Creator Dates/Places:
active ca. 1590-1610
Creator Name-CRT:
Hilt by Israel Schuech (Dresden)
Title:
Rapier of Prince-Elector Christian II of Saxony
Title Type:
Object name
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
1606
Creation Start Date:
1606
Creation End Date:
1606
Materials and Techniques:
Steel, bronze-gilt with traces of enamel, paste jewels, cameos, pearls
Classification Term:
Arms
Dimensions:
L. 48 in. (122 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
ID Number:
1970.77
Credit Line:
Fletcher Fund, 1970
Context:
This hilt is the only recorded work of the Dresden sword-cutler Israel Schuech. The decoration of strapwork and allegorical figures, set with paste jewels and formerly enameled, parallels contemporary goldsmiths' work at the opulent Saxon court.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.aa1970.77.R.tif
