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Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Cranequin

Cranequin

c. 1580
Rack: 36.3 cm (14 5/16 in.); Crank: 30.5 cm (12 in.); Gear housing: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.)

Did You Know?

The maker's mark says HW and may belong to Hans Wirsing, a craftsman from Nuremburg.
  • ?-1916
    Frank Gair Macomber, Boston, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1916-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Catalogue of Arms and Armour. Vol. 2, 16th century. [Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], [1900-1915]. Mentioned and Reproduced: No. (76) 78 archive.org
    Gilchrist, Helen Ives. A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms & Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924. Mentioned: p. 175, G8; Reproduced: Plate XXXVIII, G8 archive.org
    Wallace Collection (London, England), and James Gow Mann. European Arms and Armour. London: Printed for the Trustees by W. Clowes and sold at Hertford House, 1962. p. 488
  • Armor Court Reinstallation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
    European Arms and Armor from the Cleveland Museum of Art (Long-term Loan). Birmingham Museum of Art (organizer) (July 1, 1993-July 1, 1995).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.1728