Corsèque (Chauve-Souris)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Corsèque (Chauve-Souris)

Date
c. 1530
Medium
steel; round wood haft with leather straps
Culture
North Italy, 16th century
Department
Medieval Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
96061

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The corsèque is a pole arm with a symmetrical three-pronged head consisting of a central double-edged blade and two sharp, upturned wings. The side blades served several functions: as guard to protect the soldier's hand when a thrust was delivered with the central blade; as a hook for unseating a mounted opponent; and to trip the opponent's horse. The corsèque was used mostly in Italy and France from the 1400s to the early 1600s. The corsèque is said to have originated in Corsica, from where it takes its name.

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Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
Provenance
Richard Zschille (1847-1903, Leipzig, Germany | ?-1916: Frank Gair Macomber (1849-1941), Boston, MA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1916-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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  • Representative object from the topic European Edged Weapons Collection
    European Edged Weapons Collection

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