id:			100001
accession number:	1919.55
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1919.55
updated:		2024-03-26 01:56:31.160000

Cavalry Sword, c. 1700–30. Germany, Saxony, 18th century. Steel (vestiges of blueing and gilding on hilt); wire grip; overall: 105 cm (41 5/16 in.); blade: 105 cm (41 5/16 in.); grip: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.); guard: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1919.55

title:				Cavalry Sword
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creation date:			c. 1700–30
creation date earliest:		1695
creation date latest:		1735
current location:		210A Armor Court
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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culture:	Germany, Saxony, 18th century
technique:	steel (vestiges of blueing and gilding on hilt); wire grip
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Arms & Armor
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Overall: 105 cm (41 5/16 in.); Blade: 105 cm (41 5/16 in.); Grip: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.); Guard: 11 cm (4 5/16 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).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art (09/10/1998); "Armor Court Reinstallation"', 'opening_date': '1998-09-10T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Offerman (sale, February 1919); cat. #234.
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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: p. 125, E87
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n189

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IMAGES

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