id: 97047
accession number: 1916.701
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.701
updated: 2024-03-26 01:56:19.410000
Basket-Hilted Broadsword, Hilt: c. 1720, Blade: early 1700s. Hilt: Scotland; blade: Germany, Solingen, hilt: 18th Century. Steel; liner of buff leather; grip of wood, copper wire and fishskin (ray?); overall: 101.6 cm (40 in.); blade: 85.7 cm (33 3/4 in.); grip: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.); hilt: 12.8 cm (5 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.701
title: Basket-Hilted Broadsword
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creation date: Hilt: c. 1720, Blade: early 1700s
creation date earliest: 1700
creation date latest: 1725
current location: 210A Armor Court
creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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culture: hilt: Scotland; blade: Germany, Solingen, hilt: 18th Century
technique: steel; liner of buff leather; grip of wood, copper wire and fishskin (ray?)
department: Medieval Art
collection: MED - Arms & Armor
type: Arms and Armor
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CREATORS
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measurements: Overall: 101.6 cm (40 in.); Blade: 85.7 cm (33 3/4 in.); Grip: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.); Hilt: 12.8 cm (5 1/16 in.)
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inscription: CLEMENS WILLEMS ME FECIT SOLINGEN
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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
European Arms and Armor from the Cleveland Museum of Art (Long-term Loan). Birmingham Museum of Art (organizer) (July 1, 1993-July 1, 1995).
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
Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat. # 414
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
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. 124, E84; Reproduced: Plate XXX, E84
url: https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n188
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IMAGES
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