Ceremonial Partisan of the Swiss Guard of the Prince Electors of Saxony

Medium

Steel, wood, textile (silk)

Dimensions

L. 84 3/8 in. (214.3 cm); L. of head 14 in. (35.6 cm); W. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); Wt. 5 lbs. 15.9 oz. (2718.7 g)

Classification

Shafted Weapons

Culture

German, Saxony

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1982

Accession Number

1982.131

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