Small Sword
c. 1650–60
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Small Sword, c. 1650–60. Hilt: Holland; blade: Spain, 17th century. Blued, gilded, and pierced steel, wood, steel wire, chiseled shell guard, engraved blade; overall: 92.7 cm (36 1/2 in.); blade: 75.9 cm (29 7/8 in.); guard: 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1100
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- Blued, gilded, and pierced steel, wood, steel wire, chiseled shell guard, engraved blade
- Dimensions
- Overall: 92.7 cm (36 1/2 in.); Blade: 75.9 cm (29 7/8 in.); Guard: 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: inscribed on ricasso: VIVA RE DI NAPOLI
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1916.1100
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
- Exhibitions
- Armor Court Reinstallation, The Cleveland Museum of Art (09/10/1998); "Armor Court Reinstallation"
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 210A Armor Court
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