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
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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
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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
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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.)
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat. #236.
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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.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	<em>Catalogue of Arms and Armour</em>. Vol. 4, <em>17th to 19th century and a few pieces of iron work</em>. [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. <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. 133-134, E107
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n200

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