The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of October 27, 2020

Sword

1400s

European (unassigned), 15th century

Steel

Overall: 103.5 cm (40 3/4 in.); Quillions: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1919.69

Location

210A Armor Court

Provenance
Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; THeodore Offerman; (sale February 1919); cat. #427.
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. 88, E9 archive.org
Exhibition history

The Cleveland Museum of Art (09/10/1998); "Armor Court Reinstallation"

Gothic Art 1360-1440. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 6-September 15, 1963).

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

Source URL: https://cmaweb23-bbn-2.clevelandart.org/art/1919.69