The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 3, 2023

Stiletto with Grip Fashioned as Figures of Charity, Justice, and Hope

c. 1650

Italy, 17th century

Steel, brass, ivory

Overall: 34 cm (13 3/8 in.); Blade: 23.3 cm (9 3/16 in.); Quillions: 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1709

Location

210A Armor Court

Provenance
Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat. #330.
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. 211, I2; Reproduced: Plate XLVI, I2 archive.org
Exhibition history

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

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

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

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.1709