The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 20, 2025

Small Sword

c. 1750–1770

France, Paris

steel, gilded with wood
Overall: 103.2 cm (40 5/8 in.); Blade: 86 cm (33 7/8 in.); Guard: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1496
Location: Not on view
  • Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat: 496.
  • 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. 135, E112; Reproduced: Plate XXXIII, E112 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|url=false|author=|year=c. 1750–1770|access-date=20 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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