Basket-Hilt Broadsword ("Mortuary Sword")
hilt: c. 1640–50; blade: 1700s
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Basket-Hilt Broadsword ("Mortuary Sword"), hilt: c. 1640–50; blade: 1700s. Hilt: England; Blade: Germany, Solingen (?), Hilt: 17th Century; Blade: 18th Century. Steel, chiseled; inlaid gilt- silver foil; wood and wire grip; overall: 101.6 cm (40 in.); blade: 85.2 cm (33 9/16 in.); hilt: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.696 The ornate basket hilt which protects the hand, is chiseled with leafy decorative scrollwork and grotesque masks.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- steel, chiseled; inlaid gilt- silver foil; wood and wire grip
- Dimensions
- Overall: 101.6 cm (40 in.); Blade: 85.2 cm (33 9/16 in.); Hilt: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: ANDRIA FERRARA Remark: On the blade.
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1916.696
- 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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