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Source Description
Gavacciolo was a highly regarded Brescian lockmaker who produced the locks for guns given as diplomatic gifts to King Louis XIII of France by the government of Venice and for others made for the shah of Persia.
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Document identity
localId
6423
label
Wheel-Lock Holster Pistol
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
6423
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Wheel-Lock Holster Pistol
description
Gavacciolo was a highly regarded Brescian lockmaker who produced the locks for guns given as diplomatic gifts to King Louis XIII of France by the government of Venice and for others made for the shah of Persia.
provenance
Clements [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Griffith Keasbey, New York [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Sale, American Art Association, New York, December 5, 1924, no. 140; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1620-1640
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
wheel locks
pistols
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
18 1/4 in. (46.3 cm)
Source extras
med
steel, wood (walnut), silk
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2440
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6200
collection_ids
BAR
ARM
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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