Crossbow (Halbe Rüstung) with Cranequin (Winder)

Unknown Artist

crossbow, ca. 1575–1650; cranequin dated 1562

Crossbow (Halbe Rüstung) with Cranequin (Winder) by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, wood (fruitwood, probably cherry and plum), staghorn, copper alloy, hemp, wool

Dimensions

crossbow, L. 24 3/16 in. (63 cm); W. 23 7/16 in. (59.5 cm); Wt. 8 lb. 7 oz. (3,775 g); cranequin, L. 13 3/4 in. (34.8 cm); W. 4 1/8 in. (10.4 cm); Wt. 5 lb. 11 oz. (2,567 g).

Classification

Archery Equipment-Crossbows

Culture

probably German, possibly Saxony; cranequin, probably German

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.1574a, b

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