Crossbow (Halbe Rüstung) with Cranequin (Winder)
Unknown Artist
crossbow, ca. 1575–1650; cranequin dated 1562
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