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Bill
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Bill

Culture Italian
Date1500s
Mediumsteel, wood and brass with textile
Dimensions259 × 16.5 cm (101 15/16 × 6 1/2 in.), 5 lb, 12 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
MarkingsFour stamped stars on outside face; see digital file.
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.210
DescriptionVery long staff of chamfered rectangular section with brass studs. No decorationProvenanceGift to Higgins Armory Museum from Worcester Art Museum (Worcester, MA) on June 19, 1947.
Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
On View
On view
Current Location
  • Exhibition Location   Gallery 2204
Partisan
Northern Italian
early 1500s
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Italian
1550–1600
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Italian
1500s
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Italian
late 1500s
Side B
Italian
1550–1600
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Italian
late 1500s
Side A
Italian
late 1500s
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Northern Italian
early 1600s
Corcesca Head
Italian
1500–1550
Side A
Italian
about 1600–1625
Bill (roncone)
Northern Italian
late 1400s–early 1500s
Halberd
German
early 1600s