Wheel Lock Pistol (one of a pair)
Unknown German (Suhl, Germany), German
about 1600
Steel, wood, ivory, mother of pearl
Overall: 24 5/8 in. (62.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Richard E. Berlin, Sr., Class of 1921A
175.18.22390
Geography
Place Made: Germany, Europe
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
European History
Not on view
Course History
Art History 20.04, Faith and Empire, Beth Mattison, Spring 2023
Anthropology 3.01, Introduction to Anthropology, Charis Ford Morrison Boke 1, Summer 2023
Studio Art 27.01/28.01/74.01, Printmaking I/II/III, Josh Dannin, Summer 2024
Exhibition History
"Collecting and Sharing: Trevor Fairbrother, John T. Kirk, and the Hood Museum of Art", Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, August 22-December 6, 2015.
Recording War: Images of Violence, 1500-1900, Ivan Albright Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, May 20-December 9, 2023.
Publication History
Collecting and Sharing: Trevor Fairbrother, John T. Kirk, and the Hood Museum of Art, with contributions by Katherine Hart, Michael R. Taylor, John O'Reilly and James Tellin, Trevor Fairbrother and John T. Kirk, Hanover, New Hampshire: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, 2015, p. 15, Fig. 1.2.
Provenance
William Randolf Hearst Collection, San Simeon, California; Richard E. Berlin, Sr., Rye, New York [former President of The Hearst Corporation]; given to present collection, 1975.
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