Wheel Lock Pistol (one of a pair)

Unknown German (Suhl, Germany), German

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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 2023

Spanish 45.04, Under the Influence, Noelia Cirnigliaro, Spring 2024

Facilitated Experience: Special Tour - From Goya to Photojournalism, Summer 2023

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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