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Wheel-lock pistol: MAR.M.269-1912

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 31 (Armoury)

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Wheel-lock pistol. Decorated with a variety of motifs including, Adam and Eve, putti, fighting figures and a man in contemporary costume.

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 69 cm
Weight: 1925 g

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

16th Century, Mid#
Production date: circa AD 1560

Note

This very ornate pistol is decorated with a variety of motifs including, Adam and Eve, putti, fighting figures and a man in contemporary costume. It would have been expensive and therefore owned by someone of considerable wealth and status.

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.269-1912
Primary reference Number: 19543
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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