COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1916.50.1-2
AMICA Library Year:
1998
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality:
French
Creator Dates/Places:
Franco-Flemish
Creator Name-CRT:
Franco-Flemish, Liège, early 18th Century
Title:
Pair of Flintlock Pistols
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
early 18th Century
Creation Start Date:
1700
Creation End Date:
1733
Materials and Techniques:
steel with gold inlay, gilt-brass mounts; walnut burl stock; chiseled high-relief decoration
Classification Term:
Armor
Classification Term:
Arms
Classification Term:
Arms
Dimensions:
Overall: , Barrel: , Bore: 1.5cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1916.50.1
ID Number:
1916.50.2
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
Inscriptions:
on barrel: G. MASSIN
Context:
The barrel of this pistol is signed G. MASSIN, a gunsmith apparently working in Eastern Franceor French-speaking Flanders, possibly the city of Liège. The exquisite ornament along the breech of the barrel is chiseled and engraved. The gilded lock-plateand mounts may be compared to the finest contemporary work in other media, such as furniture with ormolu mounts.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1916.50.1-2.tif
