id:			128388
accession number:	1951.352
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1951.352
updated:		2022-01-04 15:42:22.336000

Partisan, 1729–32. Germany, 18th century. Steel, etched, haft broken; overall: 29.1 cm (11 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Wieman 1951.352

title:				Partisan
title in original language:	
series:				
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creation date:			1729–32
creation date earliest:		1729
creation date latest:		1732
current location:		210A Armor Court
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Wieman
copyright:			

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culture:	Germany, 18th century
technique:	steel, etched, haft broken
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Arms & Armor
type:		Arms and Armor
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 29.1 cm (11 7/16 in.)
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support materials:

	description:	etched
	watermarks:	

inscriptions:

	inscription:	Coat of arms and letters F.L.C.V.M. (Franz Ludwig Kurfurst von Mainz)
	translation:	
	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Armor Court Reinstallation
	opening date:   1998-09-10T00:00:00
	<i>Armor Court Reinstallation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Franz Ludwig von Pfalz-Neuburg (1664-1732), Prince Elector and Archbishop of Mainz (1792-32)
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	Mr. and Mrs. William F. Weiman, Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: -1951
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1951-
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fun fact: 
Partisans were a favored weapon of palace guards and princely bodyguards; the large flat surface of the head lends itself perfectly for decorative coats of arms.

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wall description: 
The partisan, a staff weapon with a symmetrical head, was carried by infantry officers and members of princely bodyguards during the 1600s and 1700s. This one is inscribed with the coat of arms and letters F.L.C.V.M for Franz Ludwig Kurfurst von Mainz. Franz Ludwig (1664-1732) held the office from 1729-32.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
	page number: 	pp. 130, 168; cat. no. 121
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	Fliegel, Stephen N.<em> Arms &amp; Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
	page number: 	cat. no. 121, p. 188
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