Gallery 347, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
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Gallery 347, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
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Gallery 347, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
Titles: | State Halberd, for the Trabanten Guard of Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria |
Date: | 1563 |
Artists: | Blade etched by Hans Polhaimer the Younger (Austrian (active Innsbruck), 1542–1572) Shaft made by Master GMI Made for the guard of Emperor Ferdinand I (1503–1564, ruled 1558 - 1564) |
Medium: | Etched and partially blackened and gilded steel (Head); wood (Shaft) |
Dimensions: | Head: 18 3/4 x 9 3/8 inches (47.6 x 23.8 cm) |
Classification: | Arms and Armor |
Credit Line: | Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977 |
Accession Number: | 1977-167-350 |
Geography: | Made in Innsbruck, Austria, Europe |
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Gallery 347, Arms and Armor, third floor (Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Galleries)
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