Rapier
c. 1600
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Rapier, c. 1600. Italy, early 17th Century. Steel, wire grip; hilt blued and chiseled with foliate pattern; overall: 110 cm (43 5/16 in.); blade: 94 cm (37 in.); quillions: 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.); grip: 14.7 cm (5 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1634
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- steel, wire grip; hilt blued and chiseled with foliate pattern
- Dimensions
- Overall: 110 cm (43 5/16 in.); Blade: 94 cm (37 in.); Quillions: 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.); Grip: 14.7 cm (5 13/16 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1916.1634
- 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
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