The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Stiletto with Grip Fashioned as Figures of Charity, Justice, and Hope

c. 1650

Italy, 17th century

steel, brass, ivory
Overall: 34 cm (13 3/8 in.); Blade: 23.3 cm (9 3/16 in.); Quillions: 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1709
Location: 210A Armor Court
  • Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat. #330.
  • 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. 211, I2; Reproduced: Plate XLVI, I2 archive.org
  • Armor Court Reinstallation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
    The Cleveland Museum of Art (09/10/1998); "Armor Court Reinstallation"
    What in the World. University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (organizer) (March 1-October 1, 1960).
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