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Source Description
The tiller (stock) is decorated with scenes of deer and boar being driven into nets, set up to make it easier to corner the prey. The decoration of the surface is completed by the delicate tendrils of a vine with little flowers.
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Document identity
localId
20404
label
Sporting Crossbow and Winder (""Cranequin"") with Decoration of Hunting Scenes
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
20404
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Sporting Crossbow and Winder (""Cranequin"") with Decoration of Hunting Scenes
description
The tiller (stock) is decorated with scenes of deer and boar being driven into nets, set up to make it easier to corner the prey. The decoration of the surface is completed by the delicate tendrils of a vine with little flowers.
provenance
Henry Griffith Keasbey, New York [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Sale, American Art Association, New York, December 5, 1924, no. 275; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1600-1620
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
crossbows
cranequin
winders
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
78.1
height
59.7
dimensionsRaw
30 3/4 x 23 1/2 in. (78.1 x 59.7 cm)
Source extras
RelatedObjects
81893
med
steel, wood, bone inlay, horn, cord
creator_ids
6211
collection_ids
ARM
BAR
exhibition_ids
1994
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
2870ceafcd9d93ec