Halberd
c. 1480–1500
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Halberd, c. 1480–1500. Switzerland, late 15th Century. Steel; wood haft (rectangular with planed corners); overall: 205.7 cm (81 in.); blade: 20.3 cm (8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1556 A Franciscan monk wrote in the 1340s how terrible and fierce the Swiss, armed with halberds, were at the Battle of Morgarten.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- steel; wood haft (rectangular with planed corners)
- Dimensions
- Overall: 205.7 cm (81 in.); Blade: 20.3 cm (8 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1916.1556
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
- Exhibitions
- Armor Court Reinstallation, The Cleveland Museum of Art (09/10/1998); "Armor Court Reinstallation"
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 210A Armor Court
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