The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Smallsword

Simon Augustin Toussaint|James Morisset

ca. 1780–85

Attribution

Signed AT, probably for|Attributed to Simon Augustin Toussaint|James Morisset | British, London, active 1768–85|British, London 1738–1815

Medium

Gold, enamel, steel, textile, leather, wood, cotton, velvet

Physical dimensions

Sword (a); L. 39 in. (99.1 cm); box (c); L. 41 in. (104.1 cm); W. 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm); D. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)

Credit line

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. John C. Weber, 1981