COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1986.265.1,2
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MMA_.1986.265.1,2
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Grecke, Johan Adolph
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Grecke, Johan Adolph
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
European; Eastern European; Russian
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European; Eastern European; Russian
Creator Nationality
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Creator Role:
Maker
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Maker
Creator Role
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Creator Dates/Places:
recorded 1755-1790
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recorded 1755-1790
Creator Dates/Places
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Creator Name-CRT:
Made by Johan Adolph Grecke
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Made by Johan Adolph Grecke
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Title:
Pair of Flintlock Pistols of Empress Catherine the Great
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Pair of Flintlock Pistols of Empress Catherine the Great
Title
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Title Type:
Objectname
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
1786
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1786
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1786
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1786
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1786
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1786
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Materials and Techniques:
Steel, ivory, gold, brass
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Steel, ivory, gold, brass
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Classification Term:
Arms
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Arms
Classification Term
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Dimensions:
L. 14 1/2 in. (36.2 cm)
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L. 14 1/2 in. (36.2 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
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ID Number:
1986.265.1,2
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1986.265.1,2
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Gift of John M. Schiff, 1986
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Gift of John M. Schiff, 1986
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
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Context:
These pistols are part of a deluxe garniture of ivory-stocked hunting arms made for Empress Catherine the Great (r. 1762-96), whose initial ('E' for Ekaterine) is on the grip escutcheons. The garniture, which originally consisted of these pistols, a fowling piece dated 1786 (National Museum, Warsaw), and a rifle (whereabouts unknown), was later given to her favorite, Prince Stanislas August Poniatowski (1732-1798), whom she backed as king of Poland (r. 1763-95). Firearms with ivory stocks, generally out of fashion in western Europe by the eighteenth century, became a favorite in the ostentatious Russian court during the last quarter of the century.
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<P>These pistols are part of a deluxe garniture of ivory-stocked hunting arms made for Empress Catherine the Great (r. 1762-96), whose initial ('E' for Ekaterine) is on the grip escutcheons. The garniture, which originally consisted of these pistols, a fowling piece dated 1786 (National Museum, Warsaw), and a rifle (whereabouts unknown), was later given to her favorite, Prince Stanislas August Poniatowski (1732-1798), whom she backed as king of Poland (r. 1763-95). Firearms with ivory stocks, generally out of fashion in western Europe by the eighteenth century, became a favorite in the ostentatious Russian court during the last quarter of the century. </P>
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.aa1986.265.1-.2.R.tif
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MMA_.aa1986.265.1-.2.R.tif
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