AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1916.697
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Horn, Clemens
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Northern European; German
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1525 - 1603
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Clemens Horn
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Title:
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Rapier
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 1620-1630
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Creation Start Date:
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1620
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Creation End Date:
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1630
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Materials and Techniques:
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steel, blued and gilded
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Classification Term:
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Armor
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Classification Term:
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Arms
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Classification Term:
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Arms
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Dimensions:
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Overall: , Blade: , Quillions: 21.3cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1916.697
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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Inscriptions:
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NEC TEMPARE NEC TIMIDE / INTER ARMA SILENT LEGE / VERITATEM DILIGE ET PUGNA PRO PATRIA
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Rights:
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Context:
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This edged weapon of highest quality is notable for the especially handsome configuration of hilt, pommel, quillions, and guard. It is a superb example of the so-called "Pappenheim" style of rapier hilt popularized during the Thirty Years War (1616-1648). The blade is also very finely wrought and bears the mark (a unicorn head) of the German swordsmith, Clemens Horn, of Solingen, a town near Düsseldorf known for this craft.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1916.697.tif
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