Cranequin
c. 1580
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Cranequin, c. 1580. Germany, Nuremberg (?), 16th century. Steel, flax cord, wooden handle; rack: 36.3 cm (14 5/16 in.); crank: 30.5 cm (12 in.); gear housing: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1728 The maker's mark says HW and may belong to Hans Wirsing, a craftsman from Nuremburg.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- steel, flax cord, wooden handle
- Dimensions
- Rack: 36.3 cm (14 5/16 in.); Crank: 30.5 cm (12 in.); Gear housing: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: gear case inscribed with later owner's name: CW Siball, 1665
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1916.1728
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
- Exhibitions
- European Arms and Armor from the Cleveland Museum of Art (Long-term Loan), Armor Court Reinstallation
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 210A Armor Court
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