The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 4, 2023

Battle Axe

1400s

Scandinavia (?), 15th century

Steel and wood

Overall: 93.3 cm (36 3/4 in.); Blade: 18.7 cm (7 3/8 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1601

Location

210A Armor Court

Provenance
Stadtrat Rich; Zshille; London; Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat. #106.
Citations
Catalogue of Arms and Armour. Vol. 1, 14th & 15th centuries. [Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], [1900-1915]. Mentioned and Reproduced: No. 12 archive.org
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. 185, H14 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://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.1601