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Basket-Hilted Broadsword

Basket-Hilted Broadsword

Hilt: c. 1720, Blade: early 1700s
steel; liner of buff leather; grip of wood, copper wire and fishskin (ray?)
Overall: 101.6 cm (40 in.); Blade: 85.7 cm (33 3/4 in.); Grip: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.); Hilt: 12.8 cm (5 1/16 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.701
Location: 210A Armor Court
  • Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat. # 414
  • Gilchrist, Helen Ives. A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms & Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924. Mentioned: p. 124, E84; Reproduced: Plate XXX, E84 archive.org
  • Armor Court Reinstallation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
    European Arms and Armor from the Cleveland Museum of Art (Long-term Loan). Birmingham Museum of Art (organizer) (July 1, 1993-July 1, 1995).
  • {{cite web|title=Basket-Hilted Broadsword|url=false|author=|year= Hilt: c. 1720, Blade: early 1700s|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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