id:			95914
accession number:	1916.1629
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1629
updated:		2019-12-09 09:00:07.700000

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)
title in original language:	
series:				
series in original language:	
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:			

---

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
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

---

CREATORS

---

measurements: Overall: 73 cm (28 3/4 in.); Blade: 57.7 cm (22 11/16 in.); Quillions: 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.)
state of the work:	
edition of the work: 	

support materials:

	description:	damascened hilt
	watermarks:	

inscriptions:

	inscription:	"1553"  (Presumed to be a commemorative date)
	translation:	
	remark:		

---

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Armor Court Reinstallation
	opening date:   1998-09-10T00:00:00
	<i>Armor Court Reinstallation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

---

LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* The Cleveland Museum of Art (09/10/1998); "Armor Court Reinstallation"

---

PROVENANCE

	Barron de Cosson; Richards; Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat. #98.
	date: 
	footnotes: 	
	citations: 	


---

fun fact: 
The textured handle of this sword improved 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.

digital description: 


wall description: 

---

RELATED WORKS

---

CITATIONS

	<em>Catalogue of Arms and Armour</em>. Vol. 2, <em>16th century</em>. [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. <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. 105, E46; Reproduced: Plate XXVI, E46
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n160

---

IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1629/1916.1629_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1629/1916.1629_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1629/1916.1629_full.tif