id:			95806
accession number:	1916.1494
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1494
updated:		2025-02-08 22:21:15.835000

Small Sword, c. 1730. Italy, 18th century. Steel, iron, copper wire, wood; overall: 95.2 cm (37 1/2 in.); blade: 78.8 cm (31 in.); guard: 7.6 cm (3 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1494

title:				Small Sword
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creation date:			c. 1730
creation date earliest:		1725
creation date latest:		1735
current location:		210A Armor Court
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
copyright:			

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culture:	Italy, 18th century
technique:	steel, iron, copper wire, wood
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Arms & Armor
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Overall: 95.2 cm (37 1/2 in.); Blade: 78.8 cm (31 in.); Guard: 7.6 cm (3 in.)
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	inscription:	AMOR VINCIT OMNIA
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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. #492.
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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. 131, E101
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n198

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