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
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