1592999394000 1312637261000 Standard Record object-19465 1747160053827 1725377006000 1747159409017 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-19465 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/19465 09dfc455-c442-3de3-9c8a-25c548f0d8d2 9 reference term-86575 adlib-term-86575 5649d0d3-83e1-34de-a436-f231b1f04c9b weapons reference term-108941 adlib-term-108941 bda2218a-91c2-3b79-99c1-49e47cc3aff1 J.S. Henderson reference term-106692 adlib-term-106692 ed7baa11-5901-3307-81b6-77370e40ebb4 wood Handle Applied Arts Steel with etched and partly gilt decoration. The decoration of the crossbow includes squirrels, a swan, tritons, Cupid riding a dolphin, and a group of Venus, Cupid, and a putto riding a hippocamp (a mythical seahorse). HEN.M.411-1933 1 accession number HEN.M.411-1933 19465 priref 19465 J.S. Henderson number old object number B117 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/19465 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/19465 reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum J.S. Henderon Bequest reference agent-154334 adlib-agent-154334 28c0c8e2-3ec7-3d3a-9e13-b60fa3a6b434 Henderson, James Stewart 1933 1933 1933-03-16 bequeathed Bequest no. B117 1500 1500 CE 1500 circa 1500 1600 Crossbow late 17th century, cranequin circa 1525 1 1600 CE 1600 1600 maker reference agent-149652 adlib-agent-149652 0d4f90dc-b166-3d4b-b0db-25f4118b6e98 Unknown A cranequin, comprising a hook, ratchet, and handle, was used to span a crossbow in preparation for firing. Considerable force was needed to pull the string of a crossbow back to the spanned position ready for shooting. As the power of the bow increased it became impossible to do this it by hand unaided. This rack and pinion device, called a cranequin, was capable of pulling the string back due to its gearing. It was placed over the crossbow, as here, and turning the handle moved the geared rack backwards, dragging the string with it. Once the string was locked in position for shooting, the cranequin was removed. The tiller of this highly ornate crossbow is particularly designed to show off the wealth of its owner. The decoration includes squirrels, a swan, tritons, Cupid riding a dolphin, and a group of Venus, Cupid, and a putto riding a hippocamp (a mythical seahorse). reference term-106602 adlib-term-106602 bbb4c00f-eefa-3d64-9441-7a75aa07736e 16th Century reference term-107815 adlib-term-107815 f41b2595-df3f-3974-ab1f-6a950ef5d12d literal Germany Germany country Germany reference term-40136 adlib-term-40136 28e1cd6e-7c25-339f-8cd2-2aaae536a0c5 steel Height cm 40.5 reference term-109269 adlib-term-109269 18c9ec7b-5c7e-35d7-910f-8ff9af916d57 cranequin reference term-87175 adlib-term-87175 ff1b1337-ee92-3c7f-87f4-bf97bdc44a4a crossbow history note Mr James Stewart Henderson of 'Abbotsford', Downs Road, St Helen's Park, Hastings, Sussex reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum reference term-10618 adlib-term-10618 9ebc0ae1-8cf8-312b-832c-9cf44da02136 Renaissance

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