The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of January 28, 2023

Small Sword

c. 1650–60

hilt: Holland; blade: Spain, 17th century

Blued, gilded, and pierced steel, wood, steel wire, chiseled shell guard, engraved blade

Support: Chiseled shell guard (warriors storming a city wall); blade: Blued, gilded. pierced and engraved

Overall: 92.7 cm (36 1/2 in.); Blade: 75.9 cm (29 7/8 in.); Guard: 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1100

Location

210A Armor Court

Inscriptions

Inscription

inscribed on ricasso: VIVA RE DI NAPOLI

Provenance
Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat. # 471.
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. 129, E95 archive.org
Exhibition history

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

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

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.1100