id:			95796
accession number:	1916.1484
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1484
updated:		2024-03-26 01:56:14.055000

Small Sword, c.1770–80. France, 18th century. Steel; chiseled relief decoration; blade engraved; wire grip; overall: 97 cm (38 3/16 in.); blade: 79.2 cm (31 3/16 in.); grip: 13.8 cm (5 7/16 in.); guard: 7.6 cm (3 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1484

title:				Small Sword
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creation date:			c.1770–80
creation date earliest:		1765
creation date latest:		1785
current location:		210A Armor Court
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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culture:	France, 18th century
technique:	steel; chiseled relief decoration; blade engraved; wire grip
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Arms & Armor
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Overall: 97 cm (38 3/16 in.); Blade: 79.2 cm (31 3/16 in.); Grip: 13.8 cm (5 7/16 in.); Guard: 7.6 cm (3 in.)
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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. #495.
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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: pp. 132-133, E104; Reproduced: Plate XXXIII, E104
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n199

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