Cranequin for a Member of the Ayrer Family

Unknown Artist

ca. 1570–90

Cranequin for a Member of the Ayrer Family by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, wood (possibly ebony or plum), hemp, textile (silk or linen)

Dimensions

L. 14 in. (35.6 cm); W. 3 15/16 in. (10 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 14 oz. (2,198 g)

Classification

Archery Equipment-Crossbows

Culture

German, Nuremberg

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.1572b

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