Wheel-Lock from a Hunting Gun
1600s
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Wheel-Lock from a Hunting Gun, 1600s. Germany, 17th century. Steel, engraved; overall: 22.7 x 16.5 x 5.8 cm (8 15/16 x 6 1/2 x 2 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.39 Engraving, one of the oldest techniques for decorating metal objects, was frequently used to embellish the metal parts of high quality firearms.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- steel, engraved
- Dimensions
- Overall: 22.7 x 16.5 x 5.8 cm (8 15/16 x 6 1/2 x 2 5/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: on lock: Georg Bernardton Hauser; on plate behind hammer: In Schromn (?) Hauser
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1916.39
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
- Exhibitions
- Armor Court Reinstallation
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 210B Firearms
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