Inked Impression (or "Pull") of Engraved Firearms Ornament

late 1840s

Not on view

This pull preserves the decoration of the left action of a counter plate and depicts a stumbling hunter amidst scrollwork. It was engraved in the 1840s by the master Ernst Moritz, who signed the work on the hunter’s left thigh. Moritz was an administrator at the Industrial School in Zella, Thuringia, Germany, and he trained many of the most talented German firearms engravers who would go on to settle in America and engrave for Colt, Winchester, Smith & Wesson, and other major firearms manufacturers, among them Louis D. Nimschke (1832–1904) (see acc. nos. 2018.856.19; 2018.856.20a–jjj), Gustave Young (1827–95) (see acc. no. 2002.233.2–.26; 2003.521; 2009.330; 2010.481a–l), Herman Bodenstein (1829–65), and John Marr (1831–1921).

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Title: Inked Impression (or "Pull") of Engraved Firearms Ornament
Decorator: Ernst Moritz (German, active 19th century)
Date: late 1840s
Culture: German
Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: 3 1/2 x 2 3/16 in. (8.9 x 5.6 cm)
Classification: Works on Paper-Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Herbert G. Houze, 2002
Object Number: 2002.233.25
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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