About This Artwork

Wolf Paller (Probably), silversmith
German, Dresden, died 1583

Quillon Dagger with Scabbard, late 16th century

Steel, silver, wood, shark skin, leather
L. 36.8 cm (14 1/2 in.)
Blade L. 26 cm (10 1/4 in.)
Wt. 12 oz.
Scabbard L. 29.2 cm (11 1/2 in.)
Scabbard Wt. 12 oz.
Rear of chape marked "D" and "W", each letter in a separate circle and incised "S W".
George F. Harding Collection, 1982.2135a-b

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Publication History

Walter Karchieski, "Arms and Armor in the Art Institute of Chicago" (Art Institute of Chicago/Little, Brown, and Company, 1995), p. 82 (ill.)