Officer's Saber Scabbard
Dateca.1770-1780
Artist/Maker
James Cullum
OriginEngland, London
MediumLeather and gilt brass
DimensionsOL: 24"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1977-275,B
DescriptionSaber scabbard of dark, tooled leather with three gilt-brass mounts, including a rounded bottom chape, a middle band mounted with a bolster and suspension ring and a locket mounted with a stud and at one time a suspension ring (now missing).Label TextThis particular sword hilt, with a lion’s head pommel, slotted “D” guard and a copper wire and crimped tape-bound grip, was amongst the most popular carried during the Revolutionary War by British officers. It’s scabbard fittings are also of gilt brass, and the top mount is marked CULLUM, CHARRING CROSS, the name and address of the London cutler who retailed the set.
InscribedBack of locket dot-punched "CULLUM CHARRING CROSS" in two lines.
Exhibition(s)
ca.1770-1780
1778-1781
ca. 1825-1840
ca.1750-1770
1819-1821
ca.1775-1780
ca. 1740
1765-1785
ca.1755-1765
ca.1778-1781
1750-1760