About the Artwork
Swept-hilt Rapier
between 1630 and 1640
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German
German
Steel, silver, gold
Overall: 53 × 7 1/2 × 6 1/2 inches (134.6 × 19.1 × 16.5 cm) Overall (blade): 43 1/2 inches (110.5 cm)
Arms and Armor
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Gift of William Randolph Hearst Foundation
53.211
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
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Marks, on blade: [brass-inlaid 'running wolf' mark of the Passau district] Marks, on opposite side of blade: [wo crosses] Stamp, on either side of the ricasso: [Crowned pi;struck three times]
Provenance
William Randolph Hearst
by 1951, William Randolph Hearst Foundation
1953-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Robinson, F.W. "A Gift of Arms and Armor from the Collection of William Randolph Hearst." Bulletin of the DIA 33, no. 1 (1953-1954): pp. 1-5.
The Art of the Armorer. Exh. cat., Flint Institute of Arts. Flint, 1967, cat. no. 41 (ill.).
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German, Swept-hilt Rapier, between 1630 and 1640, steel, silver, gold. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of William Randolph Hearst Foundation, 53.211.
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