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Hilts of Slavic swords. Drawing on paper glued with the upper edge to a tone of cardboard gray; 1856. Pen/ink or pencil drawing, height 15.6 cm, width 11.7 cm; mounted on cardboard 35.8 x 25.9 cm. Maker: Alexander Lesser 1814–1884. Subjects: swords, edged weapons, Slavic material culture; militaria., A vertical illustration of a group of ornamental sword hilts and upper blades arranged across a light beige background, rendered in muted tones of green, tan, gray, and brown with darker outline strokes; a few hilts show circular decorative elements and curved shapes, one hilt has a row of round accents along its shaft, another has a flared crossguard with angular cutouts, and a couple of blade sections extend downward with subtle shading and varied edge profiles.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A33_048

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Keywords

Hilts Slavic swords Drawing paper glued upper edge tone cardboard gray 1856 Pen ink pencil drawing height 15.6 cm width 11.7 cm mounted cardboard Maker Alexander Lesser 1814–1884 Subjects swords edged weapons Slavic material culture militaria vertical illustration group ornamental sword hilts upper blades arranged across light beige background rendered muted tones green tan gray brown darker outline strokes hilts circular decorative elements curved shapes hilt row round accents shaft another flared crossguard angular cutouts couple blade sections extend downward subtle shading varied edge profiles.