Halberd
1600s
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Halberd, 1600s. Switzerland, 17th century. Steel; rectangular wood haft with planed corners; overall: 160 cm (63 in.); blade: 19.3 cm (7 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1554 By the mid-1500s halberds started to change in appearance; elements were exaggerated to become more ornamental.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- steel; rectangular wood haft with planed corners
- Dimensions
- Overall: 160 cm (63 in.); Blade: 19.3 cm (7 5/8 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1916.1554
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
- Exhibitions
- Armor Court Reinstallation
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 210A Armor Court
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