id:			95807
accession number:	1916.1495
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1495
updated:		2024-03-26 01:56:14.114000

Pillow Sword, c. 1650. Italy, 17th century. Steel, pierced; leather and wood; overall: 93 cm (36 5/8 in.); blade: 77.8 cm (30 5/8 in.); quillions: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1495

title:				Pillow Sword
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creation date:			c. 1650
creation date earliest:		1645
creation date latest:		1655
current location:		210A Armor Court
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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culture:	Italy, 17th century
technique:	steel, pierced; leather and wood
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Arms & Armor
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Overall: 93 cm (36 5/8 in.); Blade: 77.8 cm (30 5/8 in.); Quillions: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 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.# 81.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	<em>Catalogue of Arms and Armour.</em> Vol. 2, <em>16th century. </em>[Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], [1900-1915].
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: No. (81) 83
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CatArmsArmour2_201602/page/n322

	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. 115, E66
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n176

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