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Source Description
The schiavona-type broadsword features a complex barred guard that slopes forward. Its name derives from the Italian word for "Slavonic" and refers to the Slavonian corps who served as bodyguards to the Doge of Venice until the end of the Venetian Republic in 1797. Such swords were popular mainly with Venetians.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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97039
label
Schiavona Broadsword
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
id
97039
contentType
object
title
Schiavona Broadsword
description
The schiavona-type broadsword features a complex barred guard that slopes forward. Its name derives from the Italian word for "Slavonic" and refers to the Slavonian corps who served as bodyguards to the Doge of Venice until the end of the Venetian Republic in 1797. Such swords were popular mainly with Venetians.
date
early 1700s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60751658
genreSpecific
Arms and Armor
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 109.9 cm (43 1/4 in.); Blade: 94 cm (37 in.); Grip: 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.); Guard: 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.)
cul
Italy, Venice
accession
1916.693
Source extras
tec
steel, leather, wood, brass
tombstone
Schiavona Broadsword, early 1700s. Italy, Venice. Steel, leather, wood, brass; overall: 109.9 cm (43 1/4 in.); blade: 94 cm (37 in.); grip: 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.); guard: 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.693
collection
MED - Arms & Armor
inscriptions
inscription
blade inscribed: POTZDAM
didYouKnow
Usually used by the military, a broadsword has a straight, wide, two-edged blade a with basket-shaped guard that helps protect the hand.
citations
citation
Catalogue of Arms and Armour. Vol. 2, 16th century. [Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], [1900-1915].
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: No. (93) 96
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. 106, E48
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
page_number
cat. no. 126, p. 168
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page_number
cat. no. 169, p. 191
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:13:41.397000
sourceId
97039
dept
Medieval Art
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MED - Arms & Armor
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steel, leather, wood, brass
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