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Pair of Flintlock Pistols

Pair of Flintlock Pistols

c. 1690–1700
(Italian)
(Italian)
Italy, Brescia, late 17th century
steel, chiseled steel with walnut stock
Overall: 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in.); Barrel: 30.9 cm (12 3/16 in.); Bore: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.679
Location: 210C Firearms
  • Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat. #264.
  • 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: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924. Mention: p. 148-149, F15; Reproduced: Plate XXXIV, F15 archive.org
    Catalogue of Arms and Armour. Vol. 4, 17th to 19th century and a few pieces of iron work. [Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], [1900-1915]. Mentioned and Reproduced: No. (264) 291 archive.org
    Cleveland Museum of Art, and Helen Ives Gilchrist. Handbook of the Severance Collection of Arms and Armor. 2d ed., 1948. Reproduction: p. 41 archive.org
    Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998. Mentioned: P. 174, cat. no. 219
    Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007. Mentioned: P. 193, cat. no. 217
  • European Arms and Armor from the Cleveland Museum of Art (Long-term Loan). Birmingham Museum of Art (organizer) (July 1, 1993-July 1, 1995).
  • {{cite web|title=Pair of Flintlock Pistols|url=false|author=Gio Borgognone, Lazarino Cominazzo|year=c. 1690–1700|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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