伦敦市将向海军上将弗雷德里克·博尚·佩吉特·西摩爵士（Frederick Beauchamp-Paget Seymour），第一代阿尔切斯特男爵（1821–1895）赠送荣誉之剑的设计 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	伦敦市将向海军上将弗雷德里克·博尚·佩吉特·西摩爵士（Frederick Beauchamp-Paget Seymour），第一代阿尔切斯特男爵（1821–1895）赠送荣誉之剑的设计
品名（英）	Designs for a Sword of Honor to be presented by the City of London to Admiral Sir Frederick Beauchamp Paget Seymour, 1st Baron Alcester (1821–1895)
入馆年号	2016年，2016.699a, b
策展部门	武器和盔甲（Arms and Armor）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1882
创作地区	原产国: 英格兰, 伦敦（Country of Origin: England, London）
分类	图画（Drawings）
尺寸	both, as matted: 41 3/4 × 11 1/2 英寸 (106 × 29.2 厘米)
介绍（中）	荣誉之剑是一种装饰华丽的武器，其刀柄和配件由黄金和白银制成，通常镶有珠宝和珐琅，由伦敦金融城公司委托顶尖的珠宝商、金匠和切割师赠送给杰出的军事英雄，作为对非凡英勇或服务的奖励。1797年至1982年间，共有六十三把荣誉剑被赠送，其中拿破仑战争（33把剑）和维多利亚时代（10把剑）达到了顶峰这两幅图是20世纪之前制作的伦敦金融城荣誉之剑的原始设计中唯一幸存的例子。1882年，十名有记录的参赛者之一提交了这些作品，以创建一把荣誉之剑，赠送给海军上将弗雷德里克·博尚爵士佩吉特·西摩（1821-1895）。西摩上将有着漫长、杰出和极其活跃的海军生涯。他被授予一把剑的行动涉及他在1880年至1883年间担任英国驻地中海部队指挥官的职位，特别是在埃及、土耳其、亚历山大和杜尔希尼奥的行动，这些行动以剑设计中剑鞘的悬挂带命名。这把剑的装饰在其所有组成部分都完美地融合了一系列平衡且构思良好的高低浮雕，以及一个将个人美德和公民美德完美结合的图像程序。除了它们的稀有性和历史意义外，这些图纸以高超的技巧和敏锐的洞察力绘制，是维多利亚时代鼎盛时期英国装饰艺术和设计的典范。
介绍（英）	Swords of honor are lavishly decorated weapons with ornate hilts and fittings made of gold and silver, usually set with jewels and enamels, which were commissioned by the Corporation of the City of London from leading jewelers, goldsmiths, and cutlers for presentation by the City to distinguished military heroes as rewards for extraordinary valor or service. A total of sixty-three swords of honor were presented between 1797 and 1982, with the practice peaking during the Napoleonic wars (33 swords) and the Victorian era (10 swords). These two drawings are the only known surviving examples of original designs for a City of London sword of honor made before the twentieth century. They were submitted by one of the ten documented entrants for the commission to create a sword of honor for presentation to Admiral Sir Frederick Beauchamp Paget Seymour (1821–1895) in 1882. Admiral Seymour had a long, distinguished, and extremely active naval career. The actions for which he was awarded a sword involved his position as commander of British forces in the Mediterranean from 1880 to 1883, specifically operations in Egypt, Turkey, Alexandria, and Dulcigno, which are named on the suspension bands of the scabbard in the sword designs. The sword's decoration seamlessly incorporates a balanced and well-conceived array of high and low relief sculpture in all of its components, with an iconographic program that presents a quintessential combination of individual and civic virtues. In addition to their rarity and historic significance, these drawings, executed with great skill and sensitivity, are excellent examples of British decorative art and design at the height of the Victorian era.