id:			147961
accession number:	1974.59
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1974.59
updated:		2025-08-07 23:20:23.699000

Rapier, c. 1580–1610. Blade: Spain, Toledo   Hilt: Italt, Belluno?, late 16th-early 17th Century. Steel, ribbed guard and pommel; wood and wire; overall: 135.9 cm (53 1/2 in.); blade: 111.1 cm (43 3/4 in.); quillions: 25.5 cm (10 1/16 in.); grip: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from the Bascom Little Estate 1974.59

title:				Rapier
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series:				
series in original language:	
creation date:			c. 1580–1610
creation date earliest:		1575
creation date latest:		1615
current location:		210A Armor Court
creditline:			Gift from the Bascom Little Estate
copyright:			

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culture:	Blade: Spain, Toledo   Hilt: Italt, Belluno?, late 16th-early 17th Century
technique:	steel, ribbed guard and pommel; wood and wire
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Arms & Armor
type:		Arms and Armor
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 135.9 cm (53 1/2 in.); Blade: 111.1 cm (43 3/4 in.); Quillions: 25.5 cm (10 1/16 in.); Grip: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	PIETRO HERNAN[DJEZ
	translation:	
	remark:		

	inscription:	three (Toledo and half-moon)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1974
	opening date:   1975-03-11T04:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1974</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 11-April 6, 1975).

	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

	Bascom Little Estate, Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1974
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Fliegel, Stephen N.<em> Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
	page number: 	p. 113, 173, cat. no. 201
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	Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms &amp; Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
	page number: 	cat. no. 172, p. 191
	url:		

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