COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.2002.1
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CMA_.2002.1
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
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:
Switzerland (blade: Germany, Solingen, early 18th c.), late 18th Century
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Switzerland (blade: Germany, Solingen, early 18th c.), late 18th Century
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Switzerland (blade: Germany, Solingen, early 18th c.), late 18th Century
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Switzerland (blade: Germany, Solingen, early 18th c.), late 18th Century
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Small-Sword
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Small-Sword
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
false
View:
Detail
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Detail
View
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Creation Date:
c. 1790-1800
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c. 1790-1800
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1790
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1790
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1800
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1800
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
hilt: gold with blue translucent enamel; blade: etched, blued and gilded steel
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hilt: gold with blue translucent enamel; blade: etched, blued and gilded steel
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Arms and Armor
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Arms and Armor
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
Overall: , Blade: , Hilt:
met
Overall: , Blade: , Hilt:
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:
2002.1
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2002.1
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Provenance:
Marshall M. Fredericks Coll.; Peter Finer, Warwickshire
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Marshall M. Fredericks Coll.; Peter Finer, Warwickshire
Provenance
false
Context:
This example shows the small-sword at its latest and most refined stage of development. Though highly reflective of French taste, it was probably fashioned in a Swiss workshop under French influence or by a French craftsman working in Switzerland. Worn publicly as an emblem of social rank, this sword was likely custom-made for an affluent individual to use on formal or court occasions.So-called because of its short blade, the small-sword emerged as the light and quick weapon of choice for aristocratic civilians during the 1700s. Such a sword was traditionally suspended at about mid-thigh from the left side of a belt, the hilt exposed through the opening of the gentleman's coat. Highly visible, the hilt invited lavish decoration through precious materials such as gold and enamels, as seen here. Considered a type of masculine jewelry at that time, small-swords featured a variety of hilt styles that went in and out of fashion. Many were decorated to match personal costume, and jewelers worked on the finest small-swords of the day.
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This example shows the small-sword at its latest and most refined stage of development. Though highly reflective of French taste, it was probably fashioned in a Swiss workshop under French influence or by a French craftsman working in Switzerland. Worn publicly as an emblem of social rank, this sword was likely custom-made for an affluent individual to use on formal or court occasions.So-called because of its short blade, the small-sword emerged as the light and quick weapon of choice for aristocratic civilians during the 1700s. Such a sword was traditionally suspended at about mid-thigh from the left side of a belt, the hilt exposed through the opening of the gentleman's coat. Highly visible, the hilt invited lavish decoration through precious materials such as gold and enamels, as seen here. Considered a type of masculine jewelry at that time, small-swords featured a variety of hilt styles that went in and out of fashion. Many were decorated to match personal costume, and jewelers worked on the finest small-swords of the day.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.AM20021806.tif
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CMA_.AM20021806.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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