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Partisan

1720–40
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Partisan
  • Date: 1720–40
  • Culture: Austrian
  • Medium: Steel, wood (chestnut), textile
  • Dimensions: L. 77 1/2 in. (196.9 cm); L. of head 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm); W. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Wt. 3 lbs. 2 oz. (1417.5 g)
  • Classification: Shafted Weapons
  • Credit Line: John Stoneacre Ellis Collection, Gift of Mrs. Ellis and Augustus Van Horne Ellis, 1896
  • Object Number: 96.5.2
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor
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