id:			95901
accession number:	1916.1601
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1601
updated:		2024-08-08 15:11:45.684000

Battle Axe, 1400s. Scandinavia (?), 15th century. Steel and wood; overall: 93.3 cm (36 3/4 in.); blade: 18.7 cm (7 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1601

title:				Battle Axe
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creation date:			1400s
creation date earliest:		1400
creation date latest:		1499
current location:		210A Armor Court
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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culture:	Scandinavia (?), 15th century
technique:	Steel and wood
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Arms & Armor
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Overall: 93.3 cm (36 3/4 in.); Blade: 18.7 cm (7 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Gothic Art 1360-1440
	opening date:   1963-08-06T04:00:00
	<i>Gothic Art 1360-1440</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 6-September 15, 1963).

	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

	Stadtrat Rich; Zshille; London; Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat. #106.
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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. 12
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CatArmsArmour1/page/n92

	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. 185, H14
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n266

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