id:			95820
accession number:	1916.1507
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1507
updated:		2025-02-08 22:21:23.213000

Two-Handed Sword, 1550–1600. Spain, Toledo (?), second half of 16th Century. Steel, wood and leather grip; overall: 167.3 cm (65 7/8 in.); blade: 126 cm (49 5/8 in.); quillions: 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.); grip: 40 cm (15 3/4 in.); ricasso: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1507

title:				Two-Handed Sword
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creation date:			1550–1600
creation date earliest:		1550
creation date latest:		1599
current location:		210A Armor Court
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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culture:	Spain, Toledo (?), second half of 16th Century
technique:	steel, wood and leather grip
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Arms & Armor
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Overall: 167.3 cm (65 7/8 in.); Blade: 126 cm (49 5/8 in.); Quillions: 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.); Grip: 40 cm (15 3/4 in.); Ricasso: 17.2 cm (6 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. #436.
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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. 89, E13; Reproduced: Plate XXI, E13
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n132

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IMAGES

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