id:			95987
accession number:	1916.1723.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1723.b
updated:		2024-03-26 01:56:15.033000

Cranequin with Arms of Elector Augustus I of Saxony, c. 1553–73. Germany, Saxony, 16th century. Steel; etched, chased and gilded; rack: 34.4 cm (13 9/16 in.); crank: 27 cm (10 5/8 in.); gear housing: 14.2 cm (5 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1723.b

title:				Cranequin with Arms of Elector Augustus I of Saxony
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creation date:			c. 1553–73
creation date earliest:		1548
creation date latest:		1578
current location:		210A Armor Court
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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culture:	Germany, Saxony, 16th century
technique:	steel; etched, chased and gilded
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Arms & Armor
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Rack: 34.4 cm (13 9/16 in.); Crank: 27 cm (10 5/8 in.); Gear housing: 14.2 cm (5 9/16 in.)
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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).

	title:		Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2007-05-10T00:00:00
	<i>Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. National Museum of Bavaria, Munich, Germany (May 10-September 16, 2007); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA (October 30, 2007-January 20, 2008).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs</em>, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 2, 1982-March 20, 1983).', 'opening_date': '1982-11-02T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '<em>The Forge of Vulcan: European Arms and Armor</em>, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 30, 1992-May 30, 1993).', 'opening_date': '1992-11-30T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Richard Zschille (1847-1903), Leipzig, Germany
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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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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: pp. 175-176, G9; Reproduced: Plate XXXVIII, G9
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n252

	Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [</em>Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
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	Cleveland Museum of Art, and Holger A. Klein.<em> Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
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	Eikelmann, Renate, Holger A. Klein, Stephen N. Fliegel, and Virginia Brilliant.<em> The Cleveland Museum of Art: Meisterwerke von 300 bis 1550. </em>München: Hirmer, 2007.
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	Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms &amp; Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
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