Pair of Wheel-lock Petronels
c. 1630
Georg Kurland
Georg Kurland (Polish)
Medieval Art
Pair of Wheel-lock Petronels, c. 1630. Georg Kurland (Polish). Steel, gilding, and wood inlaid with elk horn, ivory, and mother-of-pearl; overall: 70.5 cm (27 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 2012.97 These luxury objects were used by wealthy men as sporting weapons.
- Maker/Artist
- Georg Kurland
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- steel, gilding, and wood inlaid with elk horn, ivory, and mother-of-pearl
- Dimensions
- Overall: 70.5 cm (27 3/4 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Georg Kurland (signed)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 2012.97
- Credit Line
- Dudley P. Allen Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 210B Firearms
Have a concern, a correction, or something to add?
