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East India Sword, the Hilt is ornamented with rice &c. from Japan

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

July 25, 1808

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 32

Additional Source Text:

Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 8 Oct 1808 reads: "A Japan Sabre, the hilt ornamented with Rice and Silk, the blade is of so excellent a temper that a nail may be cut in two without injuring it."