The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 25, 2025

Small Sword for a Boy

c. 1650–1680
steel, wood; hilt with inlaid floral designs in silver
Overall: 78.1 cm (30 3/4 in.); Blade: 63.2 cm (24 7/8 in.); Guard: 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1486
Location: not on view
  • Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat. # 224.
  • Catalogue of Arms and Armour. Vol. 4, 17th to 19th century and a few pieces of iron work. [Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], [1900-1915]. Mentioned and Reproduced: No. (224) 243 archive.org
    Gilchrist, Helen Ives. A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms & Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924. Mentioned: p. 128, E93; Reproduced: Plate XXXII, E93 archive.org
  • Armor Court Reinstallation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
    The Cleveland Museum of Art (09/10/1998); "Armor Court Reinstallation"
  • {{cite web|title=Small Sword for a Boy|url=false|author=|year=c. 1650–1680|access-date=25 March 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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