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Cup-Hilted Rapier

c. 1650

Spain, Toledo, 17th century

Medium
Pierced and chiseled steel;
Support
Pierced and chiseled
Measurements
Overall: 122.9 cm (48 3/8 in.); Quillions: 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.)
Weight:
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1810
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The guard is richly decorated with chiseled and pierced arabesques, an ornamental design consisting of intertwined flowing lines.

Description

For parrying, rapiers were often made with accompanying daggers as a matched set. The aristocracy's taste for rich and intricate styles of decoration led to extravagant gilding, chiseling, piercing, enameling, and silvering. The more costly or unusual these weapons appeared, the more they were desired by the clientele who commissioned them, not only for dueling but also as the ultimate accessory.

Cup-Hilted Rapier

c. 1650

Spain, Toledo, 17th century

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