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Pellet and Bolt Crossbow Combined with a Wheel-Lock Gun

Designer Decoration based on designs by Jacob Floris Central European
ca. 1570–1600
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 375
The inlay of polished and engraved staghorn featuring trophies of arms is based on designs by Jacob Floris (1524–1581), which were published in Antwerp in 1564. The bow is a later replacement.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pellet and Bolt Crossbow Combined with a Wheel-Lock Gun
  • Designer: Decoration based on designs by Jacob Floris (Central European, 1524–1581) , published in Antwerp in 1564.
  • Date: ca. 1570–1600
  • Culture: Central European; possibly Southern German or Austrian
  • Medium: Steel, wood (cherry), staghorn, hemp, felt
  • Dimensions: L. 28 1/2 in. (72.4 cm); W. 26 1/2 in. (67.2 cm); Wt. 11 lb. 7 oz. (5,197 g)
  • Classification: Archery Equipment-Crossbows
  • Credit Line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
  • Object Number: 14.25.1573
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 3)
Jacob Floris
Carlo Losi
1773
Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 8), Jacob Floris Central European, Etching and engraving
Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 8)
Jacob Floris
Carlo Losi
1773
Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 6), Jacob Floris Central European, Etching and engraving
Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 6)
Jacob Floris
Carlo Losi
1773

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