Hunting Cleaver (Waidpraxe) of Ernst August II Konstantin, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Unknown
1755/58
Medium
Steel, bronze, gilding, horn, wood, leather, and silk
Dimensions
Cleaver: Overall L. 36.2 cm (14 1/4 in.) Blade L. 25 cm (9 7/8 in.) Weight: 2 lb. Cleaver in scabbard weight: 2 lb. 2 oz.
Classification
cutlery
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
106222
About the Artist
Unknown
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