Cup-Hilted Rapier
c. 1650
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Cup-Hilted Rapier, c. 1650. Spain, Toledo, 17th century. Pierced and chiseled steel; ; overall: 122.9 cm (48 3/8 in.); quillions: 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1810 The guard is richly decorated with chiseled and pierced arabesques, an ornamental design consisting of intertwined flowing lines.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- Pierced and chiseled steel;
- Dimensions
- Overall: 122.9 cm (48 3/8 in.); Quillions: 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: PEDRO DEL MONTE/ IN TOLEDO Remark: on ricasso
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1916.1810
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
- Exhibitions
- Armor Court Reinstallation
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 210A Armor Court
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