Detail View: The AMICA Library: Pair of Flintlock Pistols
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1916.50.1-2
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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French
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Franco-Flemish
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Franco-Flemish, Liège, early 18th Century
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Title:
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Pair of Flintlock Pistols
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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early 18th Century
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Creation Start Date:
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1700
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Creation End Date:
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1733
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Materials and Techniques:
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steel with gold inlay, gilt-brass mounts; walnut burl stock; chiseled high-relief decoration
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Classification Term:
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Armor
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Classification Term:
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Arms
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Classification Term:
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Arms
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Dimensions:
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Overall: , Barrel: , Bore: 1.5cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1916.50.1
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ID Number:
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1916.50.2
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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Inscriptions:
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on barrel: G. MASSIN
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Rights:
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Context:
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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.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1916.50.1-2.tif
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