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AIC: Arms, Armor, Medieval, and Renaissance (Bot)
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Sharing artworks from the AIC's Arms, Armor, Medieval, and Renaissance department.
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Wheellock Spanner and Turnscrew https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116744/
George F. Harding Collection
November 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Model Artillery with Field Carriage https://www.artic.edu/artworks/106290/
A mask, the open mouth of which acts as a vent for the cannon, is chiseled in relief at the breech end of the barrel. Inscribed above the mask is the name Dodeman, which could be the name of either the artist or the owner of the cannon. Skillfully chased and sculpted on a stippled ground are relief figures—a warrior in classical armor holding a shield and wielding a sword, a figure of Fame standing on a helmet and breastplate under a canopy, and a figure of Victory. A rare feature of this finely cast and chased bronze cannon is the field carriage with old nails that appears to be original. George F. Harding Collection
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Curb Bit https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116877/
George F. Harding Collection
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Poll Plate of a Shaffron https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116645/
George F. Harding Collection
November 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Pendant with the Virgin, or Faith, Triumphant https://www.artic.edu/artworks/119651/
Gift of Marilynn B. Alsdorf
November 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Grape Shot (Projectile) for a Cannon https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116769/
George F. Harding Collection
November 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Mail Shirt https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116812/
George F. Harding Collection
November 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Brigandine https://www.artic.edu/artworks/106386/
George F. Harding Collection
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Pair of Flintlock Holster Pistols https://www.artic.edu/artworks/106461/
George F. Harding Collection
November 25, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Colt New Service Revolver https://www.artic.edu/artworks/69883/
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Wielgus
November 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Half Armor https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116198/
George F. Harding Collection
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Bergman Model 1896 Semi-Automatic Pistol https://www.artic.edu/artworks/69875/
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Wielgus
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Crown https://www.artic.edu/artworks/119239/
Gift of Marilynn B. Alsdorf
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Eleven Links Fashioned as a Necklace https://www.artic.edu/artworks/119575/
Gift of Marilynn B. Alsdorf
November 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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War Hammer https://www.artic.edu/artworks/117105/
George F. Harding Collection
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Glaive https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116276/
George F. Harding Collection
November 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Pair of Spurs https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116900/
George F. Harding Collection
November 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Pair of Spurs https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116905/
George F. Harding Collection
November 23, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Close Helmet https://www.artic.edu/artworks/111780/
George F. Harding Collection
November 23, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Glaive for the Bodyguard of Emperor Maximilian II https://www.artic.edu/artworks/106511/
Pole arms (staff weapons) were used not only in warfare and hunting, but also in sporting combat and ceremonies. The term refers to a family of edged weapons attached to wooden staffs. With the exception of the lance, which remained the weapon of the mounted knight, all other staff weapons were wielded by men on foot by 1600. With the development of firearms and their introduction as infantry weapons, pole arms lost their importance on the field, and from the mid-16th century, they were reserved for use in sporting contests and by princely bodyguards for ceremony and parade. The blades lent themselves to embellishment—engraving, etching, or other forms of decoration—and provided a perfect surface for the coats of arms of noble or princely families. The ceremonial use of staff weapons continues to this day with the Swiss Guards at the Vatican and Britain’s Yeomen of the Royal Guard. George F. Harding Collection
November 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Mitten Gauntlet for the Right Hand https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116424/
George F. Harding Collection
November 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Model Cannon (Culverin) https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116190/
George F. Harding Collection
November 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Cleaver https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116972/
George F. Harding Collection
November 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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War Hammer https://www.artic.edu/artworks/106216/
George F. Harding Collection
November 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Peytral of a Horse Armor https://www.artic.edu/artworks/111758/
George F. Harding Collection
November 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM