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Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Sword (Laughing Head in Grotesque Hat for Hilt)

1600s

Italy, 17th century

steel and bronze
Overall: 89.5 cm (35 1/4 in.); Hilt: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1622
Location: Not on view
  • Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat. #94.
  • Catalogue of Arms and Armour. Vol. 2, 16th century. [Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], [1900-1915]. Mentioned and Reproduced: No. (94) 97 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. 117, E70 archive.org
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