Pair of Wheellock Pistols
François Du Clos|Thomas Picquot
ca. 1640
Medium
Steel, gold, brass, wood, silver, mother-of-pearl
Dimensions
04.3.192: L. 23 1/8 in. (58.7 cm); L. of barrel 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); Cal. .52 in. (13.2 mm); Wt. 2 lb. 3 oz. (992 g); 04.3.193: L. 23 1/4 in. (59.1 cm); L. of barrel 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); Cal. .53 in. (13.5 mm); Wt. 2 lb. 3 oz. (992 g)
Classification
Firearms-Pistols-Wheellock
Culture
French, Paris
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1904
Accession Number
04.3.192, .193
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
François Du Clos|Thomas Picquot (French|French) · 1636 |1636 –1675 |1638
French, Paris, recorded 1636–active ca. 1650|French, Paris, recorded 1636–38