Spontoon with Fanion
Unknown Artist
fanion dated 1748, spontoon earlier
Medium
Steel, wood, textile
Dimensions
Spontoon; L.10 ft. 10 1/2 in. (331.47 cm); L. of head 15 in. (38.1 cm); W. 5 in. (12.7 cm); Wt. 4 lbs. 3.6 oz. (1916.4); fanion; H. 22 in. (55.8 cm); W. 27 in. (68.5 cm)
Classification
Shafted Weapons
Culture
German
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Collection of Giovanni P. Morosini, presented by his daughter Giulia, 1932
Accession Number
32.75.209