Spain (?) or Italy, (Neapolitan?), c. 1650 / Left-Handed Dagger or 'Main Gauche' / c. 1650

Spain (?) or Italy, (Neapolitan?), c. 1650
Left-Handed Dagger or 'Main Gauche'
c. 1650
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Creator Nationality: European; Southern European; Italian
Creator Name-CRT: Spain (?) or Italy, (Neapolitan?), c. 1650
Title: Left-Handed Dagger or 'Main Gauche'
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1645
Creation End Date: 1655
Creation Date: c. 1650
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Classification Term: Arms and Armor
Materials and Techniques: steel, pierced and chiseled
Dimensions: Overall: 57.2cm x 0cm, Blade: , Quillions: 25.4cm
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1916.699
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Provenance: Baron de Casson; Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat. #427.
Context: Daggers, like the one displayed here, have been misleadingly called 'left-handed daggers' even though they could be held in either hand. The guard is richly decorated with chiseled and pierced arabesques.
AMICA ID: CMA_.1916.699
AMICA Library Year: 1998
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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