The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 1, 2023

Corsèque (Chauve-Souris)

c. 1530

North Italy, 16th century

Steel, square wood haft with planed corners

Support: Bears mark

Overall: 254 cm (100 in.); Blade: 26 cm (10 1/4 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1801

Location

210A Armor Court

Provenance
Zschille; Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat. #368.
Citations
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. 182, H5; Reproduced: Plate XL, H5 archive.org
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Helen Ives Gilchrist. Handbook of the Severance Collection of Arms and Armor. 2d ed., 1948. Reproduction: p. 44 archive.org
Exhibition history

European Arms and Armor from the Cleveland Museum of Art (Long-term Loan). Birmingham Museum of Art (organizer) (July 1, 1993-July 1, 1995).

Armor Court Reinstallation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.1801