The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of February 1, 2023

Partisan

c. 1600–50

France, 17th century

Steel, etched; octagonal wood haft with studs and leather; remnants of velvet tassel

Overall: 217.2 cm (85 1/2 in.); Blade: 57.2 cm (22 1/2 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1795

Location

210A Armor Court

Provenance
Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat. #364.
Citations
Gilchrist, Helen Ives. A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms & Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924. Mentioned: p. 194, H43 archive.org
Exhibition history

Armor Court Reinstallation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.1795