The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of January 31, 2023

Purse Strap

1500s

Italy, 16th century

Chiseled steel

Overall: 16.3 x 12.7 cm (6 7/16 x 5 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1549

Location

not on view

Provenance
Spitzer; Frank Gair Macomber, Boston, #356; Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, Cleveland.
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. 259, M13 archive.org
Exhibition history

What in the World. University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (organizer) (March 1-October 1, 1960).

Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 2, 1982-March 20, 1983).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.1549