id:			96023
accession number:	1916.1758
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1758
updated:		2023-08-23 18:09:50.593000

Crossbow Bolt, 1500s–1600s. Germany, 16th-17th century. Wood, leather, steel; overall: 37.2 cm (14 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1758

title:				Crossbow Bolt
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series:				
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creation date:			1500s–1600s
creation date earliest:		1500
creation date latest:		1699
current location:		210A Armor Court
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
copyright:			

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culture:	Germany, 16th-17th century
technique:	wood, leather, steel
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Arms & Armor
type:		Arms and Armor
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 37.2 cm (14 5/8 in.)
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support materials:


inscriptions:

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		European Arms and Armor from the Cleveland Museum of Art (Long-term Loan)
	opening date:   1993-07-01T04:00:00
	<i>European Arms and Armor from the Cleveland Museum of Art (Long-term Loan)</i>. Birmingham Museum of Art (organizer) (July 1, 1993-July 1, 1995).

	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

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PROVENANCE

	Franz Thill, Vienna, Austria
	date: ?
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	Frank Gair Macomber, Boston, 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:
Bolts with leather feathering were used mainly in the Tyrolean area, which includes northern Italy and western Austria.

digital description:
Also known as a quarrel, crossbow bolts are stockier than arrows, are constructed of durable materials, and can be reused on the field of battle.

wall description:

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Catalogue of an Exhibition of Arms and Armor: [Exhibition] Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Summer, 1899. Boston: The Museum, 1899.
	page number: 	Cat. No. 528
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	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. 174, G4
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n249

	Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
	page number: 	p. 138
	url:		

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