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    "localId": "2093",
    "label": "Wheel-Lock Pistol",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.441"
}

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    "id": "2093",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.441",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Wheel-Lock Pistol",
    "description": "The proportions and balance of this pistol, including the \"fishtail\" butt curving around the hand, are visually pleasing and also make this 3 lb. 5.3 oz. gun easier to handle. The relative crudeness of the manufacture, including the inlaid decoration taken from a pattern book, indicates that the pistol was made for a cavalryman as opposed to an aristocratic officer. There are two marks stamped on the pistol: the maker's mark, which, although found on other guns, has not been identified; and the control mark on the barrel, indicating that it has been inspected for quality in Nuremberg.",
    "provenance": "Thewalt; Sale, Cologne, 1903, no. 1697;  Henry Griffith Keasbey, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown];  Sale, American Art Association, New York, December 5, 1924, no. 139;  Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase;  Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "1575-1590 (Renaissance)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.441",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Arms & Armor",
        "wheel locks",
        "pistols"
    ],
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    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_51.441_SideB_DD_T12.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_51.441_SideB_DD_T12.jpg",
    "imageCount": 6,
    "pageCount": 6,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "L: 22 7/16 in. (57 cm)"
}

{
    "med": "steel or iron, wood (walnut), bone or antler and engraved mother-of-pearl inlay; parts replaced",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6211"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "BAR",
        "ARM"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": [
        "3137"
    ]
}

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    "pageIndex": 0,
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