Halberd with blade of sheet metal without cutting edge, shaft covered with velvet, tassel of red wool below the head. [El.B 18/10/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Halberd with blade of sheet metal without cutting edge, shaft covered with velvet, tassel of red wool below the head. [El.B 18/10/2007]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England
Cultural groups: English
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date / Period: Date made: 1600-1700
Date collected: ?By 1874
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884
Materials and processes: Material Velvet Textile, Material Brass Metal, Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Wool Yarn Animal, Process Woven, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved, Process Riveted
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.21.48 PR Cat other PR nos: 990
Research and responses: OED online: 1. A military weapon, especially in use during the 15th and 16th centuries; a kind of combination of spear and battle-axe, consisting of a sharp-edged blade ending in a point, and a spear-head, mounted on a handle five to seven feet long. [AP 29/09/2006]
Associated publications: This object features in the Museum's audio guide produced during the DCF-funded 'Cutting Edge’ project, 2007-2009. [HH 20/06/2010]

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