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Source Description
This spear is one of the ceremonial staff weapons carried by the lieutenants of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I (1503-64) at his coronation in 1558. He was the father of Emperor Maximilian II and grandfather of Archduke Albert.
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Document identity
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323
label
Spear for the Guard of Emperor Ferdinand I
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Source metadata
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323
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title
Spear for the Guard of Emperor Ferdinand I
description
This spear is one of the ceremonial staff weapons carried by the lieutenants of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I (1503-64) at his coronation in 1558. He was the father of Emperor Maximilian II and grandfather of Archduke Albert.
provenance
Guard of Kaiser Ferdinand I [1503-1564]. Richard Zschille Collection; Zschille Sale, London, 1897, no. 107. Henry Griffith Keasbey, New York; Sale, American Art Association, New York, December 5-6, 1924, no. 218; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
1558 (Renaissance)
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CC0
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en
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spears
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3
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3
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import
dimensionsRaw
L: 83 1/4 in. (211.46 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Inscription] Etched into blade on both sides near tip: K F (Kaiser Ferdinand I) 1558
med
steel (wooden shaft and fabrid-leather, silver wrapped thread, and silk-are replacements)
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6211
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ARM
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1994
3309
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