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Hand and a Half Sword
(Renaissance Europe )
The grip on this sword is long enough to permit the man to steady the hand holding the heavy sword with the other hand. The sword has been reassembled with parts replaced.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Baron de Léry, Paris; American Art Association Sale, November 14, 1921, no. 242; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1921, by purchase; Wal;ters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1971-1972 | World of Wonder. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
8 9/16 x 47 x 1 3/8 in. (21.8 x 119.4 x 3.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1921
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.479