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Lot Essay
A nearly identical sword by the same maker is in the collection of the Delaware Historical Society, illustrated in Thomas Beckman, "Neoclassical Silver by Wilmington Silversmiths in the Historical Society of Delaware," The Magazine Antiques, April 1990, pp. 928-929, Pls. I, Ia. Another example by this maker is in the Col. Kenneth P. and Regina I. Brown Collection, illustrated in Donald L. Fennimore, Delaware Silver, 2008, pp. 302-303. Both of these related swords have blades marked by Joseph Rose, cutler, of West Philadelphia.
The silversmith named General James Wolf (1779-1858) worked in both Wilmington and New Castle County from around 1800 to 1822, before moving to Philadelphia by 1828. While in Wilmington, Wolf advertised swords and sword-mounting in the American Watchman on May 22, 1813.
The silversmith named General James Wolf (1779-1858) worked in both Wilmington and New Castle County from around 1800 to 1822, before moving to Philadelphia by 1828. While in Wilmington, Wolf advertised swords and sword-mounting in the American Watchman on May 22, 1813.