Pair of Flintlock Pistols

c. 1690–1700

Gio Borgognone

Gio Borgognone (Italian)

Medieval Art

Pair of Flintlock Pistols, c. 1690–1700. Gio Borgognone (Italian), Lazarino Cominazzo (Italian). Steel, chiseled steel with walnut stock; overall: 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in.); barrel: 30.9 cm (12 3/16 in.); bore: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.679

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Borgognone, Gio
Classification: Arms and Armor
Formatted Medium: steel, chiseled steel with walnut stock
Medium: steel, chiseled, walnut, stock
Dimensions: Overall: 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in.); Barrel: 30.9 cm (12 3/16 in.); Bore: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: barrel signed: Lazarino Cominazzo; lockplates signed: Gio Borgognone in Bresia
Departments: Medieval Art
Accession Number: 1916.679
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
Exhibitions: European Arms and Armor from the Cleveland Museum of Art (Long-term Loan)
Rights Statement: CC0
Museum Location: 210C Firearms