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Presentation Sword Honoring Commandant Jean-Baptiste Marchand (1863–1934) for His Conduct at Fashodaclick to zoom
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Presentation Sword Honoring Commandant Jean-Baptiste Marchand (1863–1934) for His Conduct at Fashoda

Jean-Joseph-Marie-Anatole Marquet de Vasselot
Medium
Copper alloy, gold, enamel, jade, steel
Dimensions
L. 39 1/2 in. (100.3 cm); L. of blade 33 1/2 in. (85.1 cm); W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); D. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 13.4 oz. (833 g)
Culture
French, Paris
Department
Arms and Armor
Classification
Swords
Dated
1899
Pixels
2378 × 4000
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Jean-Joseph-Marie-Anatole Marquet de Vasselot. Presentation Sword Honoring Commandant Jean-Baptiste Marchand (1863–1934) for His Conduct at Fashoda, 1899. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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