COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1959.127
AMICA Library Year:
1998
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name:
Schmidt, Hans
Creator Nationality:
European; Central European; Austrian
Creator Role:
artist
Creator Dates/Places:
1935 - 1669
Gender:
M
Creator Name-CRT:
Hans Schmidt
Title:
Wheel-Lock Hunting Rifle
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
mid 17th century
Creation Start Date:
1633
Creation End Date:
1666
Materials and Techniques:
steel, varnished wood (walnut) stock decorated with inlaid silverwire and appliqués
Classification Term:
Armor
Classification Term:
Arms
Classification Term:
Arms
Dimensions:
Overall: , Butt: 8.6cm, Barrel: , Bore: 1.3cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1959.127
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis R. Schilling
Context:
The barrel of this hunting piece is marked with the letters "GS" within a shield, the likely initials of the owner, who was probably member of the Order of the Golden Fleece as indicated by the escutcheon on the stock. A similar rifle made for another member of this order, Graf Sigmund von Dietrichstein, is preserved in Vienna.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1959.127.tif
