id:			95912
accession number:	1916.1626
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1626
updated:		2024-03-26 01:56:14.669000

Hunting Sword, c. 1630. Clemens Willems (German). Steel and wood, scroll ornaments; overall: 84.5 cm (33 1/4 in.); blade: 71.2 cm (28 1/16 in.); grip: 12.8 cm (5 1/16 in.); hilt: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1626

title:				Hunting Sword
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series:				
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creation date:			c. 1630
creation date earliest:		1625
creation date latest:		1635
current location:		210A Armor Court
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
copyright:			

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culture:	Germany, Solingen, 17th century
technique:	steel and wood, scroll ornaments
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Arms & Armor
type:		Arms and Armor
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CREATORS

* Clemens Willems (German)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 84.5 cm (33 1/4 in.); Blade: 71.2 cm (28 1/16 in.); Grip: 12.8 cm (5 1/16 in.); Hilt: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.)
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support materials:

	description:	scroll ornaments
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	inscribed on blade: CLEMENS WILLEMS/ FECIT SOLINGEN
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	remark:		

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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

	Londesborough; Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat. #337.
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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. 124, E85
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n187

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IMAGES

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