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Crossbow: MAR.M.271-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Crossbow with steel bow painted green and gold, secured with gold-painted cord decorated with green pompoms. Wooden stock inlaid with bone/stag's horn, the design including squirrels, a swan, tritons, Cupid riding a dolphin, and a group of Venus, Cupid, and a putto riding a hippocamp.

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

17th Century, Late
Circa 1670 CE - Circa 1700 CE

Components of the work

Decoration composed of paint ( gold and green) cord (fibre product)
Inlay composed of bone
Stock composed of wood (plant material) Length 75 cm
Bow composed of steel Width 60 cm

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.271-1912
Primary reference Number: 19492
Old object number: PB 90
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 3 February 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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