15929993940001312637261000Standard Recordobject-19582170292700252717029083120001702926898902fitz-onlineadlib-object-19582https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/19582d96c6cd2-cac6-3ad1-af71-06b912a964825referenceterm-86575adlib-term-865755649d0d3-83e1-34de-a436-f231b1f04c9bweaponsreferenceterm-31730adlib-term-31730d39ef9dc-7210-3feb-961e-e46d3fb070d0hornreferenceterm-32234adlib-term-3223496ff7097-33c1-398e-891e-22b7705b69fewood (plant material)Ramrodreferenceterm-32234adlib-term-3223496ff7097-33c1-398e-891e-22b7705b69fewood (plant material)Buttreferenceterm-39778adlib-term-397788bd60ed6-968d-3faf-8ad5-b4e4ee9bb245silverButt Furniturereferenceterm-40136adlib-term-4013628e1cd6e-7c25-339f-8cd2-2aaae536a0c5steelFlint-lockreferenceterm-40136adlib-term-4013628e1cd6e-7c25-339f-8cd2-2aaae536a0c5steelLockplatereferenceterm-40335adlib-term-4033580b8ec5a-ae92-3ae0-8967-f2a28e1658d4brass (alloy)Barrelreferenceterm-48502adlib-term-485028f872a4d-277f-3ec2-a092-96f700d958b7armsApplied ArtsBrass barrel, octagonal at the breech, changing to circular. Steel flint-lock and lockplate. Butt of wood with silver furniture comprising butt-cap in the form of a grotesque mask, trigger-guard terminating in an acorn, ramrod pipe, and escutcheon in the form of a trophy of arms with script DJ or DT in monogram on the shield. Wooden ramrod with horn head.
Marks: On the top of the barrel 'E. HENSHAW. CAMBRIDGE'. On the left side 'WH', crown over V in oval punch and crown over P in oval punch. On the lockplate 'E/HENSHAW'. On the butt end of the silver trigger guard (a) Lion passant; (b) Leopard's head; (c) date letter d for 1779-80; Maker's mark I-K for John King. Makes a pair with M.16-1981.M.15-19811accession numberM.15-198119582priref19582urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/19582https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/19582on top of barrelinscribedE. HENSHAW. CAMBRIDGEmarkcrown over V in oval punch and crown over P in oval punchleft side barrelinscribedWHmarkon lockplateinscribedE/HENSHAWmarklion passant, leopard's head, date letter d for 1779-80, and I-K for John King the makeron butt end of silver trigger guardmarkescutcheon in the form of trophy of arms with script DJ or DT in monogram on the shieldon escutcheoninscribedDJ or DTreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam Museumreferenceagent-154669adlib-agent-154669b833e033-2c09-3556-8efa-3af25408bbe5Arbour Antiques Ltd.198119811981-06-08boughtPurchased from the Abbott Fund with Grant-in-Aid from the Victoria and Albert Museum17791779CE1779circa1779178011780CE17801780trigger guardsilversmithreferenceagent-154666adlib-agent-154666df647776-75a0-321a-b93b-b2bffec280b4King, John (silversmith)barrel, lockplategunsmithreferenceagent-154667adlib-agent-1546674e596fe6-192c-3e49-96d0-fadeccf95a9aHenshaw, E.Henshaw resided at The Black Bull Inn, Trumpington Street, near St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. He died in 1794.referenceterm-106779adlib-term-106779f0706fcd-d94c-3987-bcb5-f7f794332b6a18th Century, Latereferenceterm-106176adlib-term-106176fb9c829a-d80e-3bb8-bab9-991a7b1a1977literalEnglandEnglandcountryCambridge (Cambs.)Lengthcm34referenceterm-109290adlib-term-10929007cd97b3-83d8-3e5e-a793-7025b808b200flint-lock pistolhistory noteR.J. Wigington Esq., Arbour Antiques Ltd, Poet's Arbour, Sheep Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire1referenceobject-19581adlib-object-195814de42609-341a-356a-9ff4-e81fa9863aa21reference1term-109290adlib-term-10929007cd97b3-83d8-3e5e-a793-7025b808b200flint-lock pistolflint-lock pistolreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam Museumreferencepublication-185adlib-publication-185b17f67ef-8f48-3e99-a10e-4962f5cd2a80Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. The Annual Reports of the Syndicate and of the Friends of the Fitzwilliam for the Year ending 31 December 1975object namereferenceterm-106414adlib-term-106414f3bc6e35-6744-3307-bd59-ed00318e8b62maskobject namereferenceterm-107516adlib-term-107516146a0bfc-a677-3f01-8f8a-18d01ec5f2f2shieldobject namereferenceterm-48502adlib-term-485028f872a4d-277f-3ec2-a092-96f700d958b7armsplantreferenceterm-31180adlib-term-311807f21b712-c960-3a15-a996-944a28d38308acornliteralmaskmaskliteralshieldshieldliteralarmsarmsliteralacornacornreferenceterm-109290adlib-term-10929007cd97b3-83d8-3e5e-a793-7025b808b200flint-lock pistolflint-lock pistolobject
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