id: 95803 accession number: 1916.1492 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1492 updated: 2022-01-04 14:38:33.468000 Hunting Sword, c. 1780. France (blade: Germany?), 18th century. Steel, blued, etched, and gilded; silver and wood; overall: 72.1 cm (28 3/8 in.); blade: 56.5 cm (22 1/4 in.); grip: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); guard: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1492 title: Hunting Sword title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1780 creation date earliest: 1775 creation date latest: 1785 current location: 210A Armor Court creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance copyright: --- culture: France (blade: Germany?), 18th century technique: steel, blued, etched, and gilded; silver and wood department: Medieval Art collection: MED - Arms & Armor type: Arms and Armor find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 72.1 cm (28 3/8 in.); Blade: 56.5 cm (22 1/4 in.); Grip: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); Guard: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat. #236. date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: This custom-made German hunting sword, displayed with its original scabbard, was used at the end of a hunt in order to deliver the killing blow. After the game was dispatched, this type of sword was also used to field dress the animal, which must be done as quickly as possible to preserve the usable meat. It could also be used for self-defense against dangerous animals. digital description: wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Catalogue of Arms and Armour. Vol. 4, 17th to 19th century and a few pieces of iron work. [Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], [1900-1915]. page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: No. (236) 259 url: https://archive.org/details/CatArmsArmour4/page/n386 Gilchrist, Helen Ives. A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms & Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924. page number: Mentioned: pp. 133-134, E107 url: https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n200 --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1492/1916.1492_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1492/1916.1492_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1492/1916.1492_full.tif