Art Institute of Chicago
Sword (Pappenheimer Rapier)
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- Date
- c. 1630
- Medium
- Steel, silver, gilding, wood, and leather
- Culture
- Netherlands
- Department
- Applied Arts of Europe
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 222938
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
Both mounted cavalry and men on foot favored this form of sword during the height of the Thirty Years’ War (1618–48). The large guard fitted with pierced plates protected the user’s hand from heavy cuts and thrusts. The weapon is often termed a Pappenheimer rapier after the German Count Gottfried Heinrich zu Pappenheim, an imperial field marshal during the conflict. This is an unusually ornate example, with silver and partially gilt lion heads chiseled onto the steel hilt.
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- Credit line
- Pauline Seipp Armstrong Fund, through prior acquisition of the George F. Harding Collection
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- Object type
- AAT300036926
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European Edged Weapons CollectionThese objects are all European swords, daggers, and bladed weapons from the medieval and early modern periods, showcasing the arms and armor traditions across the continent.
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