Basket-Hilt Broadsword
c. 1740
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Basket-Hilt Broadsword, c. 1740. Scotland, Stirling(?), 18th century. Steel, pierced hilt; wood and leather grip; overall: 106.6 cm (41 15/16 in.); blade: 91.3 cm (35 15/16 in.); grip: 11.3 cm (4 7/16 in.); hilt: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.703
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- steel, pierced hilt; wood and leather grip
- Dimensions
- Overall: 106.6 cm (41 15/16 in.); Blade: 91.3 cm (35 15/16 in.); Grip: 11.3 cm (4 7/16 in.); Hilt: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1916.703
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
- Exhibitions
- Armor Court Reinstallation, The Cleveland Museum of Art (09/10/1998); "Armor Court Reinstallation"
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 210A Armor Court
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