Estoc
early 1500s
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Estoc, early 1500s. Germany, early 16th Century. Steel, wood and leather; overall: 156.6 cm (61 5/8 in.); blade: 125.3 cm (49 5/16 in.); quillions: 26.2 cm (10 5/16 in.); grip: 30 cm (11 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.686 Swords like this one were developed to counteract and pierce the increasingly heavy armor and sophisticated plates that nearly covered a knight.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- steel, wood and leather
- Dimensions
- Overall: 156.6 cm (61 5/8 in.); Blade: 125.3 cm (49 5/16 in.); Quillions: 26.2 cm (10 5/16 in.); Grip: 30 cm (11 13/16 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1916.686
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
- Exhibitions
- Armor Court Reinstallation, Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 210A Armor Court
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