Rapier
c. 1580–1610
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Rapier, c. 1580–1610. Blade: Spain, Toledo Hilt: Italt, Belluno?, late 16th-early 17th Century. Steel, ribbed guard and pommel; wood and wire; overall: 135.9 cm (53 1/2 in.); blade: 111.1 cm (43 3/4 in.); quillions: 25.5 cm (10 1/16 in.); grip: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from the Bascom Little Estate 1974.59 During this time fencing academies were already in existence in Milan, Venice, Verona, and Madrid, and the rules of fencing evolved with two styles dominating, the Spanish and the Italian.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- steel, ribbed guard and pommel; wood and wire
- Dimensions
- Overall: 135.9 cm (53 1/2 in.); Blade: 111.1 cm (43 3/4 in.); Quillions: 25.5 cm (10 1/16 in.); Grip: 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: PIETRO HERNAN[DJEZ Remark: Inscribed on blade within fuller Inscription: three (Toledo and half-moon) Remark: On ricasso
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1974.59
- Credit Line
- Gift from the Bascom Little Estate
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1974, European Arms and Armor from the Cleveland Museum of Art (Long-term Loan), Armor Court Reinstallation
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 210A Armor Court
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