id:			95334
accession number:	1916.1100
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1100
updated:		2024-03-26 01:56:11.745000

Small Sword, c. 1650–60. Hilt: Holland; blade: Spain, 17th century. Blued, gilded, and pierced steel, wood, steel wire, chiseled shell guard, engraved blade; overall: 92.7 cm (36 1/2 in.); blade: 75.9 cm (29 7/8 in.); guard: 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1100

title:				Small Sword
title in original language:	
series:				
series in original language:	
creation date:			c. 1650–60
creation date earliest:		1645
creation date latest:		1665
current location:		210A Armor Court
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
copyright:			

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culture:	hilt: Holland; blade: Spain, 17th century
technique:	Blued, gilded, and pierced steel, wood, steel wire, chiseled shell guard, engraved blade
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Arms & Armor
type:		Arms and Armor
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 92.7 cm (36 1/2 in.); Blade: 75.9 cm (29 7/8 in.); Guard: 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.)
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support materials:

	description:	chiseled shell guard (warriors storming a city wall); blade: Blued, gilded. pierced and engraved
	watermarks:	

inscriptions:

	inscription:	inscribed on ricasso: VIVA RE DI NAPOLI
	translation:	
	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Armor Court Reinstallation
	opening date:   1998-09-10T00:00:00
	<i>Armor Court Reinstallation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art (09/10/1998); "Armor Court Reinstallation"', 'opening_date': '1998-09-10T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat. # 471.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Gilchrist, Helen Ives. <em>A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms &amp; Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923</em>. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 129, E95
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n194

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