Spear head
Category
Arms and armour
Date
1600 - 1700
Materials
steel, brass and gilding
Measurements
570 mm (L)
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1184458.1
Summary
One of a pair of steel hunting spear heads of eliptical shape fitted with brass clamps and steel thumbscrews the tapered forte concave either side of a central rib and incised with hunting scenes depicting 18th century European gentlemen on horseback with lions, antelopes, boar and ddeer; the decoration showing traces of gilding.
Provenance
North German, 17th century according to Tony North, Victoria and Albert Museum, Jan.1987. Purchased by the National Trust from John George Herbert, 8th Earl of Powis and the Powis Estate Trustees in June 2010.