The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 20, 2023

Brandistock (with retractible blades)

c. 1600–25

Italy, early 17th century

Steel; round wood haft

Overall: 207 cm (81 1/2 in.); Closed: 162.2 cm (63 7/8 in.); Blade: 44.5 cm (17 1/2 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1921.1257

Location

210A Armor Court

Provenance
American Art Association; (sale, November 1921); cat. #288.
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. 191-192, H36; Reproduced: Plate XLI, H36 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/1921.1257