id: 147959
accession number: 1974.57
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1974.57
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Small Sword, c. 1780. France, Paris (?), 18th century. Forged steel blade; partially gilt and russet steel hilt; steel wire, leather bands, wood core; overall: 103.5 cm (40 3/4 in.); blade: 86.1 cm (33 7/8 in.); guard: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from the Bascom Little Estate 1974.57
title: Small Sword
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creation date: c. 1780
creation date earliest: 1775
creation date latest: 1785
current location: 210A Armor Court
creditline: Gift from the Bascom Little Estate
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culture: France, Paris (?), 18th century
technique: forged steel blade; partially gilt and russet steel hilt; steel wire, leather bands, wood core
department: Medieval Art
collection: MED - Arms & Armor
type: Arms and Armor
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measurements: Overall: 103.5 cm (40 3/4 in.); Blade: 86.1 cm (33 7/8 in.); Guard: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review: 1974
opening date: 1975-03-11T04:00:00
Year in Review: 1974. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 11-April 6, 1975).
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
The Bascom Little Estate, Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: ?-1974
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1974-
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Lee, Sherman E. "The Year in Review for 1974." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 62, no. 3 (1975).
page number: p. 98, cat. no. 42
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25152580
Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
page number: pp. 121, 172; cat. no. 199
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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. 200, p. 192.
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IMAGES
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