Spontoon for the Bodyguard of Friedrich II, duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenberg (r. 1691–1732)
Culture
German
, Saxon
Dateearly 1700s
Mediumiron, wood and textile
Dimensions185 × 11 cm (72 13/16 × 4 5/16 in.), 3 lb, 12 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.117
DescriptionIron. Necked, leaf-shaped blade of hexagonal section on lower 1/2 & lozenge section above. Balustered base of head screws into 2-stage octagonal section socket with raised banded moldings & short crossbar at join, with comma-like terminals. Socket with pair of long langets front & rear. Head mounted on original (?) circular-section wooden staff studded full length with brass nails & having pointed iron butt cap below. Fragmentary textile tassel at base of head.ProvenanceAngelo Peyron (Florence, Italy) collection purchased by Museum on November 4, 1954 from Savoy Art & Auction Galleries (NYC), sale no. 450, lot no. 37. Price of $40 included HAM#s 3065.1-5. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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1625–1650
