id: 95914
accession number: 1916.1629
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Hanger (Hunting Sword), 1553. Hilt: Italy (?); Blade: Germany, Saxony, late 16th-17th Century. Steel; gold and silver damascened hilt; overall: 73 cm (28 3/4 in.); blade: 57.7 cm (22 11/16 in.); quillions: 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1629
title: Hanger (Hunting Sword)
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series:
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creation date: 1553
creation date earliest: 1553
creation date latest: 1553
current location: 210A Armor Court
creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
copyright:
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culture: Hilt: Italy (?); Blade: Germany, Saxony, late 16th-17th Century
technique: steel; gold and silver damascened hilt
department: Medieval Art
collection: MED - Arms & Armor
type: Arms and Armor
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CREATORS
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measurements: Overall: 73 cm (28 3/4 in.); Blade: 57.7 cm (22 11/16 in.); Quillions: 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.)
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description: damascened hilt
watermarks:
inscriptions:
inscription: "1553" (Presumed to be a commemorative date)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Armor Court Reinstallation
opening date: 1998-09-10T00:00:00
Armor Court Reinstallation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Charles Alexander, Baron de Cosson (1843-1929), England
date:
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Raoul Richards, Rome, Italy
date: ?-1890
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Frank Gair Macomber (1849-1941), Boston, MA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: ?-1916
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1916-
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fun fact:
The swordsmith's mark, a crowned stag visible on the blade below the hilt, is unidentified.
digital description:
wall description:
Damascening, the technique of hammering gold and silver wires into grooves cut to receive them, enlivens this sword's hilt. The texture would also improve the user's grip, which allowed him to hunt with more control and accuracy. Hunting was a popular sport among the wealthy and many nobles owned tracts of forest, but peasants were prohibited from hunting on these lands.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Catalogue of Arms and Armour. Vol. 2, 16th century. [Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], [1900-1915].
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: No. (98) 101
url: https://archive.org/details/CatArmsArmour2_201602/page/n440
Gilchrist, Helen Ives. A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms & Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924.
page number: Mentioned: p. 105, E46; Reproduced: Plate XXVI, E46
url: https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n160
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Helen Ives Gilchrist. Handbook of the Severance Collection of Arms and Armor. 2d ed., 1948.
page number: Reproduction: p. 38
url: https://archive.org/details/HandbookArmsArmor1948/page/n46
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