Unknown (Uncertain)
Match-lock arquebus. Stock inlaid with brass wire and mother of pearl. Inlay resembles French work.
J.S. Henderson Bequest
Height: 1051.5 cm
Weight: 5950 g
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933-03-16) by Henderson, James Stewart
17th Century, Early#
Production date:
circa
AD 1600
This beautifully decorated hunting musket was made for a very wealthy client who could take it out on hunting expeditions and show off his wealth and status. It is extremely heavy and would have needed a rest to steady it for firing.
Inlay
composed of
mother-of-pearl
brass (alloy)
Stock
Accession number: HEN.M.423-1933
Primary reference Number: 19500
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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