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(Maker)
Steel bow, wooden stock inlaid with engraved stag's horn or bone: on one side, a man hunting a unicorn; Marcus Curtius, Horatius Cocles, and King David, and on the other side, the Judgement of Solomon, Julius Caesar, Tatius, Augustus, and Tarquin and Lucretia, labelledin Latin.
History note: James Stewart Henderson of 'Abbotsford', Downs Road, St Helen's Park, Hastings, Sussex no. B112
J.S. Henderson Bequest
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1933-03-16)
by
Henderson, James Stewart
Mid 16th century
Production date:
AD 1557
Steel bow, the string held in the spanned position by an ivory or bone “nut”. The wooden stock is inlaid with engraved stag's horn or bone: on one side, a man hunting a unicorn; Marcus Curtius, Horatius Cocles, and King David, and on the other side, the Judgement of Solomon, Julius Caesar, Tatius, Augustus, and Tarquin and Lucretia, all labelled in Latin.
Decoration
composed of
gilt
Stock Decoration
composed of
ivory
Stock
Height 66 cm
Bow
Width 56.5 cm
Accession number: HEN.M.410-1933
Primary reference Number: 19462
Old object number: B112
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022)
"Crossbow"
Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/19462 Accessed: 2022-05-19 02:12:12
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