COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1916.1620
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CMA_.1916.1620
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; Northern European; German
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European; Northern European; German
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
Germany
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Germany
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Germany, late 17th Century
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Germany, late 17th Century
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Executioner's Sword
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Executioner's 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:
late 17th Century
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late 17th Century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1666
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1666
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1699
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1699
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
steel, wood, brass and copper wire
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steel, wood, brass and copper wire
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: , Quillions: 22.5cm, Grip: 0cm
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Overall: , Blade: , Quillions: 22.5cm, Grip: 0cm
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:
1916.1620
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1916.1620
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
Inscriptions:
inscribed on blade: Wan ich Das Schwerdt thu auff heben so / Wunch ich Dem armen sunder das Ewege Leben
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inscribed on blade: Wan ich Das Schwerdt thu auff heben so / Wunch ich Dem armen sunder das Ewege Leben
Inscriptions
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:
In the Middle Ages and Renaissance, execution by decapitation was generally reserved for the nobility. While the axe was favored in England, swords were widely used throughout Central Europe for beheadings. The blades of executioner's swords were often etched with designs representing Justice (like this example), the gallows, the rack, the Crucifixion, or moralistic inscriptions. This blade is etched with the following inscription in Old German: When I raise this sword, so I wish that this poor sinner will receive eternal life. The use of swords for executions ceased entirely in Europe by the early 18th century, after which time they sometimes continued to be used in ceremonies and processions as symbols of power. This sword was probably ceremonial.
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In the Middle Ages and Renaissance, execution by decapitation was generally reserved for the nobility. While the axe was favored in England, swords were widely used throughout Central Europe for beheadings. The blades of executioner's swords were often etched with designs representing Justice (like this example), the gallows, the rack, the Crucifixion, or moralistic inscriptions. This blade is etched with the following inscription in Old German: When I raise this sword, so I wish that this poor sinner will receive eternal life. The use of swords for executions ceased entirely in Europe by the early 18th century, after which time they sometimes continued to be used in ceremonies and processions as symbols of power. This sword was probably ceremonial.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1916.1620.tif
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CMA_.1916.1620.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false