Designs for the Ornament of Swords and Firearms
ca. 1850–60
Leather, paper, pencil, ink, colored wash
48.2 × 31.7 cm (19 × 12.5 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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