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Source Description
Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Armor Court
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
102586
label
Hand-and-a-Half Sword
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
102586
contentType
object
title
Hand-and-a-Half Sword
description
Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Armor Court
date
c. 1500
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60779532
genreSpecific
Arms and Armor
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 117.5 cm (46 1/4 in.); Blade: 90.2 cm (35 1/2 in.); Quillions: 26.4 cm (10 3/8 in.); Grip: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)
cul
South Germany, early 16th Century
accession
1921.1253
Source extras
tec
steel, wood, leather; quillions and spirally fluted pommel of blackened steel
tombstone
Hand-and-a-Half Sword, c. 1500. South Germany, early 16th Century. Steel, wood, leather; quillions and spirally fluted pommel of blackened steel; overall: 117.5 cm (46 1/4 in.); blade: 90.2 cm (35 1/2 in.); quillions: 26.4 cm (10 3/8 in.); grip: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1921.1253
supportMaterials
description
quillions and spirally fluted pommel of blackened steel
collection
MED - Arms & Armor
didYouKnow
This sword came to be called a hand-and-a-half, because it could either be used with both hands or just one.
citations
citation
Gilchrist, Helen Ives. <em>A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms & Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923</em>. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 92, E20
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
galleryDonorText
Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Armor Court
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2026-05-29 05:32:12.823000
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102586
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Medieval Art
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MED - Arms & Armor
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steel, wood, leather; quillions and spirally fluted pommel of blackened steel
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0
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