Large Cranequin

Unknown Artist

ca. 1575–1650

Large Cranequin by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, wood (probably plum), copper alloy, gold, hemp, textile (probably linen)

Dimensions

L. 18 9/16 in. (47.1 cm); W. 5 3/4 in. (14.7 cm); Wt. 12 lb. 14 oz. (5,838 g)

Classification

Archery Equipment-Crossbows

Culture

German, possibly Saxony

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.1576b

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