Hanger of Johannes van Leenen

anoniem, c. 1675 - c. 1700

This hanger – a weapon with a short, broad blade – was made for Johan van Leenen, a high-ranking official in the Dutch East India Company. It is exceptionally luxurious, with a hilt of sawasa, a very expensive alloy of fire-gilt copper, gold and arsenic. The scabbard is covered with shagreen (rayskin). The hilt and scabbard were probably shipped separately to Europe, where a Dutch-made blade completed the weapon.

  • Artwork typesword, cutlass
  • Object numberNG-1978-99
  • Dimensionswidth 11.5 cm x depth 5.5 cm x weight 775 gr, length 80.5 cm, length 66.4 cm x width 4.7 cm, weight 1001 gr