Partisan
Culture
Italian
Date1600–1650
Mediumsteel, brass, gilding, iron and wood
Dimensions221 × 20 cm (87 × 7 7/8 in.), 4 lb, 4 oz. (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
MarkingsOn 1 flat of staff below 1 langet are branded letters 'BH'.
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.229
DescriptionBroad, flat double-edged blade with low full-length rib on both faces. Pair of acutely pointed lugs turned towards tip. Conical socket of octagonal section widening to its base, extending down front & rear in pair of narrow langets, now broken. Head & socket decorated overall with finely etched tendrils, guilloche strapwork & coat of arms surmounded by crown & framed by strapwork. Associated wooden staff of octagonal section, upper third studded with brass capped tacks & bearing unrelated langets.
ProvenancePurchased by the Museum at the Morosini sale#3986 (October 10-15, 1932) , American Art Association (NYC), lot #472. Paid $40 for lot#472 (including HAM# 1780). Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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