Spontoon

Unknown Artist

1770–90

Spontoon by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, wood

Dimensions

L. 75 3/4 in. (192.4 cm); L. of head 16 7/16 in. (41.8 cm); W. 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm); Wt. 2 lbs. 3.8 oz. (1014.9 g)

Classification

Shafted Weapons

Culture

American, Wrentham, Massachusetts

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of George A. Plimpton, 1951

Accession Number

51.184.2

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