id:			165168
accession number:	2007.164
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Parade Halberd (from the bodyguard of Ludwig Rudolf, Duke of Brunswick- Wolfenbüttel [1671-1735]), 1717. Germany, 18th century. Blued, etched and gilded steel, wooden haft with orginal steel base spike, silk tassel with alternating blue and gold bands; overall: 276.9 cm (109 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Alma Kroeger Fund 2007.164

title:				Parade Halberd (from the bodyguard of Ludwig Rudolf, Duke of Brunswick- Wolfenbüttel [1671-1735])
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creation date:			1717
creation date earliest:		1717
creation date latest:		1717
current location:		210A Armor Court
creditline:			Alma Kroeger Fund
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culture:	Germany, 18th century
technique:	blued, etched and gilded steel, wooden haft with orginal steel base spike, silk tassel with alternating blue and gold bands
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Arms & Armor
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Overall: 276.9 cm (109 in.)
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	inscription:	'LR'; 1717
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	inscription:	Coat of Arms Brunswick-Wofenbüttel
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Historic Collections of the Dukes of Brunswick successively at Schloss Blankenburg and Schloss Marienburg
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	(Peter Finer, London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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fun fact:
A halberd is a mix between a battle ax and a spear.

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wall description:
The halberd and partisan are hafted weapons highly favored by European infantries of the 1500s and 1600s for their great versatility and deadly effect. From about 1550 on, these weapons underwent significant changes as they gradually became more ornamental. The large flat surfaces of the blades lent themselves to engraving, etching, gilding, and other forms of decoration. They also provided the perfect location for the coats of arms of princely or noble families. For this reason, hafted weapons became the favored parade weapons of palace guards and splendidly outfitted special regiments of princely bodyguards. These examples, made for the German dukes of Brunswick at Schloss Blankenburg, still have their silk tassels in their original colors of blue and yellow.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms &amp; Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
	page number: 	pp. 150, 188, no. 106
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