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Partisan-sponton of an officer
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Partisan-spontoon with a broad, leaf-shaped four-sided blade of rhombic cross-section with parallel running cuts. At the bottom on both sides wing-shaped projections, upper and lower half-moon shaped, between them flame-shaped. Round tapering socket with a baluster-shaped knob at the top and three ring-shaped profiles above, middle and below. The lower profile is covered by the remnant of the green-yellow tassel (ornamental tassel). Two riveted feathers. Round black-painted ash wood shaft with shoe.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit linePartizaan-sponton van een officier. c. 1675 - c. 1700. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.