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97048
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Rapier
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97048
contentType
object
title
Rapier
date
c. 1600
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60778784
genreSpecific
Arms and Armor
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 125.4 cm (49 3/8 in.); Blade: 111 cm (43 11/16 in.); Quillions: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); Grip: 12.7 cm (5 in.)
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Germany, Solingen, early 17th Century
accession
1916.702
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Russeted and gilded steel with inlaid silver, pommel and quillons termini chiseled in form of warrior heads
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Rapier, c. 1600. Germany, Solingen, early 17th Century. Russeted and gilded steel with inlaid silver, pommel and quillons termini chiseled in form of warrior heads; overall: 125.4 cm (49 3/8 in.); blade: 111 cm (43 11/16 in.); quillions: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); grip: 12.7 cm (5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.702
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pommel chiseled
collection
MED - Arms & Armor
inscriptions
inscription
PETTHERR / WIRSBERGH
citations
citation
Galerie Georges Petit, Paris. <em>Armes & Armures</em>. June 10-14, 1895. Lot 244.
page_number
Mentioned: vol. I, p. 51, lot 244; Reproduced: vol. II, p. [18], lot 244
citation
<em>Catalogue of Arms and Armour.</em> Vol. 2, <em>16th century. </em>[Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], [1900-1915].
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: No. (92) 94
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. 113-114, E63; Reproduced: Plate XXIX, E63
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Helen Ives Gilchrist. <em>Handbook of the Severance Collection of Arms and Armor</em>. 2d ed., 1948.
page_number
Reproduction: p. 39
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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2026-05-29 05:13:41.150000
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97048
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Medieval Art
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MED - Arms & Armor
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Russeted and gilded steel with inlaid silver, pommel and quillons termini chiseled in form of warrior heads
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