COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1916.1095
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CMA_.1916.1095
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
European; British
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European; British
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
England
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England
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
England, London or Birmingham, c. 1790
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England, London or Birmingham, c. 1790
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Court Sword
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Court Sword
Title
false
Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
false
View:
Full View
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Full View
View
false
Creation Date:
c. 1790
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c. 1790
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1780
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1780
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1800
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1800
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
steel; silver hilt, polished and faceted; blade partially blued and gilded
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steel; silver hilt, polished and faceted; blade partially blued and gilded
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Armor
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Armor
Classification Term
false
Classification Term:
Arms
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Arms
Classification Term
false
Classification Term:
Arms
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Arms
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
Overall: , Blade: , Guard: 8.3cm
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Overall: , Blade: , Guard: 8.3cm
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1916.1095
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1916.1095
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
The hilt of this sword is finely finished with cut or faceted steel which is burnished to resemble cut stones. The neo-classical urn shape of the pommel was especially fashionable in England after 1780 up to the turn of the century. The upper portion of this blade is blued and gilded to provide a feel of great luxury. By the end of the 18th century, civilians no longer regularly wore swords nor used them as weapons. The court sword (or "small" sword as it was known in England) had become a piece ofcostume jewelry to be worn only with court dress or by military officers in dress uniform. The hilt and often the upper part of the blade became lavishly decorated as is illustrated by this example.
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The hilt of this sword is finely finished with cut or faceted steel which is burnished to resemble cut stones. The neo-classical urn shape of the pommel was especially fashionable in England after 1780 up to the turn of the century. The upper portion of this blade is blued and gilded to provide a feel of great luxury. By the end of the 18th century, civilians no longer regularly wore swords nor used them as weapons. The court sword (or "small" sword as it was known in England) had become a piece ofcostume jewelry to be worn only with court dress or by military officers in dress uniform. The hilt and often the upper part of the blade became lavishly decorated as is illustrated by this example.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1916.1095.tif
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CMA_.1916.1095.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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