Pair of Flintlock Pistols Made for Ferdinand IV, King of Naples and Sicily (1751–1825)
Medium
Steel, gold, wood (walnut), silver
Dimensions
L. of each 17 3/8 in. (44.1 cm); L. of each barrel 11 1/16 in. (28.1 cm); Cal. .63 in. (16.0 mm); Wt. of each 2 lb. 4 oz. (1021 g)
Classification
Firearms-Pistols
Culture
Italo-Spanish, Naples
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Henry Walters, 1926
Accession Number
26.259.5, .6
About the Artist
Royal Arms Manufactory at Torre Annunziata|Michele Battista|Emanuel Esteva (Italian|Spanish|Spanish) · 1757 |1735 |1743 –1900 |1815 |1798
Italian, Naples, established 1757|Spanish, active in Naples, Italy, recorded about 1760–90|Spanish, active in Naples, Italy, recorded about 1768–73