id: 97052
accession number: 1916.706
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url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.706
updated: 2024-03-26 01:56:19.439000
Cup-Hilted Rapier, c.1610–30. Italy, Milan?, 17th century. Steel, pierced, chased and chiseled; wire ferrules on leather-covered wood grip; overall: 123.2 cm (48 1/2 in.); blade: 100.9 cm (39 3/4 in.); quillions: 25.2 cm (9 15/16 in.); grip: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.706
title: Cup-Hilted Rapier
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creation date: c.1610–30
creation date earliest: 1605
creation date latest: 1635
current location: 210A Armor Court
creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
copyright:
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culture: Italy, Milan?, 17th century
technique: steel, pierced, chased and chiseled; wire ferrules on leather-covered wood grip
department: Medieval Art
collection: MED - Arms & Armor
type: Arms and Armor
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CREATORS
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measurements: Overall: 123.2 cm (48 1/2 in.); Blade: 100.9 cm (39 3/4 in.); Quillions: 25.2 cm (9 15/16 in.); Grip: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.)
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description: pierced and chased cup
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inscription: inscribed on blade: FPNDRITH (on one face) RDFTPHNI (on the other)
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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
Ralph Bernal (1784-1854), London, England
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(Sale: Christie, Manson & Woods, London. Works of art, from the Byzantine period to that of Louis Seize. Mar 5-Apr 30, 1855.)
date: 1855
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George Francis William Henry Denison, Earl of Londesborough (1892-1920)
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Edwin J. Brett (1828-1895), London, England
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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
Christie, Manson & Woods, London. Works of art, from the Byzantine period to that of Louis Seize. Mar 5-Apr 30, 1855.
page number: Mentioned: p. 213, lot 2453
url: https://archive.org/details/Byzantine/page/n261
Catalogue of Arms and Armour. Vol. 2, 16th century. [Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], [1900-1915].
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: No. (90) 92
url: https://archive.org/details/CatArmsArmour2_201602/page/n381
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. 117-118, E72; Reproduced: Plate XXXI, E72
url: https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n179
Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
page number: pp. 113, 169; cat. no. 137
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Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page number: cat. no. 180, p. 191
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IMAGES
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