id:			95876
accession number:	1916.1556
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1556
updated:		2025-02-08 22:21:51.707000

Halberd, c. 1480–1500. Switzerland. Steel; wood haft (rectangular with planed corners); overall: 205.7 cm (81 in.); blade: 20.3 cm (8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1556

title:				Halberd
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creation date:			c. 1480–1500
creation date earliest:		1480
creation date latest:		1500
current location:		210A Armor Court
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
copyright:			

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culture:	Switzerland
technique:	steel; wood haft (rectangular with planed corners)
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Arms & Armor
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Overall: 205.7 cm (81 in.); Blade: 20.3 cm (8 in.)
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	description:	three incised marks grouped on one side
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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.# 4.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	<em>Catalogue of Arms and Armour.</em> Vol. 1, <em>14th &amp; 15th centuries. </em>[Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], [1900-1915].
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: No. 4
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CatArmsArmour1/page/n40

	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. 187, H21; Reproduced: Plate XXXIX, H21
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n270

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IMAGES

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