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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/CE 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
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2020) "Crossbow"
Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/19462 Accessed: 2021-12-05 13:10:32
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Accession Number: P.12908-R
Accession Number: 23.K.1-40
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