id: 95881
accession number: 1916.1563
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Bardiche (Pole Axe), 1500s. Germany or Russia, 16th century. Steel, leather, brass; wood haft; overall: 178.5 cm (70 1/4 in.); blade: 14.2 cm (5 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1563
title: Bardiche (Pole Axe)
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creation date: 1500s
creation date earliest: 1500
creation date latest: 1599
current location: 210A Armor Court
creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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culture: Germany or Russia, 16th century
technique: steel, leather, brass; wood haft
department: Medieval Art
collection: MED - Arms & Armor
type: Arms and Armor
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CREATORS
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measurements: Overall: 178.5 cm (70 1/4 in.); Blade: 14.2 cm (5 9/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Armor Court Reinstallation
opening date: 1998-09-10T00:00:00
Armor Court Reinstallation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Frank Gair Macomber (1849-1941), Boston, MA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: -1916
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1916-
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fun fact:
Hung high on the wall of the Armor Court, this weapon of war, standing almost six feet tall, was sure to intimidate any approaching soldier.
digital description:
A bardiche is a type of polearm that was used from the 1300s to the 1600s in Europe. Although similar to a halberd it does not have the hook. The shape of the blade can vary but the defining feature is that one end is fastened to the wooden shaft.
wall description:
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Catalogue of Arms and Armour. [Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], 1900.
page number: cat. #442
url: https://archive.org/details/CatArmsArmour1/page/n219/mode/2up
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.
page number: Mentioned: p. 185, H15; Reproduced: Plate XL, H15
url: https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n266
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Helen Ives Gilchrist. Handbook of the Severance Collection of Arms and Armor. 2d ed., 1948.
page number: Reproduction: p. 44
url: https://archive.org/details/HandbookArmsArmor1948/page/n51
Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
page number: cat. no. 106, p. 167
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Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page number: cat. no. 110, p. 187
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IMAGES
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