Partisan
1600s
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Partisan, 1600s. France, 17th century. Steel, gilt, etched and chiselled; overall: 209.5 cm (82 1/2 in.); blade: 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.33 A partisan is a type of polearm that consisted of a spearhead mounted on a long shaft, usually wooden, with protrusions on the sides which aided in parrying sword thrusts.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- steel, gilt, etched and chiselled
- Dimensions
- Overall: 209.5 cm (82 1/2 in.); Blade: 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1916.33
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 210A Armor Court
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