Partisan Carried by the Bodyguard of Louis XIV (1638–1715, reigned from 1643)
Object type: Partisan
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Bonaventure Ravoisie
Artist bio: French, Paris, recorded 1678–1709
Artist role: Sword cutler
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1678–1709
Medium: Steel, gold, wood, textile, brass
Dimensions: L. 94 1/8 in. (239 cm); L. of head 22 9/16 in. (57.3 cm); W. of head 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Classification: Shafted Weapons
Geography:  Paris     
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1904
Accession year: 1904
Tags: Coat of Arms|Sun