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Parade Partisan (from the Bodyguard of August Wilhelm, Duke of Brunswick- Wolfenbüttel [1662-1731])
1718
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Parade Partisan (from the Bodyguard of August Wilhelm, Duke of Brunswick- Wolfenbüttel [1662-1731]), 1718. Germany, 18th century. Blued, etched and gilded steel, wooden haft with orginal steel base spike, silk tassel with alternating blue and gold bands; overall: 258.5 cm (101 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Alma Kroeger Fund 2007.165 Partisans were popular weapons before firearms.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- blued, etched and gilded steel, wooden haft with orginal steel base spike, silk tassel with alternating blue and gold bands
- Medium
- blued, etched, gilded, steel, wooden, haft, orginal, base, spike, silk, tassel, alternating, blue, gold, bands
- Dimensions
- Overall: 258.5 cm (101 3/4 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: AUGUST WILHELM/DG DUX BRUNS EA LUNEB; 1718 Inscription: HAW II; PARTA TVERI; 1718 Translation: Herzog August Wilhelm; Defend your acquisitions
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 2007.165
- Credit Line
- Alma Kroeger Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 210A Armor Court
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