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Sheath for a Dagger

c. 1600

Case: iron alloy with gold inlay; pen: feather

Overall: 33.5 cm (13 3/16 in.)

Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.361

Location

not on view

Provenance
?-1978
(William H. Wolff, Inc., New York, NY, sold to Severance and Greta Millikin)
1978-1985
Severance A. [1895-1985] and Greta Millikin [1903-1989], Cleveland, OH
1985-1989
Greta Millikin [1903-1989], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1989-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1989-present
Citations
Newark Museum [Eleanor Olson]. Catalogue of the Tibetan Collection and Other Lamaist Articles in the Newark Museum, volume III. Newark, NJ: Newark Museum, 1971. 105-106, 128
Exhibition history

CMA 1990: The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection," cat. #198, p. 92

The Severance and Greta Millikin Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 5-September 2, 1990).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1989.361