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Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Partisan

Partisan

1729–32

Did You Know?

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.

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.
  • Franz Ludwig von Pfalz-Neuburg (1664-1732), Prince Elector and Archbishop of Mainz (1792-32)
    -1951
    Mr. and Mrs. William F. Weiman, Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1951-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998. pp. 130, 168; cat. no. 121
    Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007. cat. no. 121, p. 188
  • Armor Court Reinstallation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
  • {{cite web|title=Partisan|url=false|author=|year=1729–32|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1951.352