# Smallsword

- By: Western European (Hilt: Probably French; Blade: Sollingen, Germany)
- Date: 1670/80
- Medium: Steel, gold, copper, and wood
- Classification: Arms
- Dimensions: H.: 97 cm (38 3/16 in.)
- Culture: Europe
- Credit line: Purchased with funds provided by Laird Landmann; Arms and Armor Acquisitions Fund
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/244010)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/67620aa5-c57c-3951-5275-8bce0cfbbfeb/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)