id:			96787
accession number:	1916.50.1
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.50.1
updated:		2025-08-07 18:22:07.780000

Flintlock Pistol (1 of 2), early 1700s. Franco-Flemish, Liège, early 18th century. Steel with gold inlay, gilt-brass mounts; walnut burl stock; chiseled high-relief decoration; overall: 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in.); barrel: 32.1 cm (12 5/8 in.); bore: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.50.1

title:				Flintlock Pistol (1 of 2)
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series:				
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creation date:			early 1700s
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1725
current location:		210C Firearms
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
copyright:			

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culture:	Franco-Flemish, Liège, early 18th century
technique:	steel with gold inlay, gilt-brass mounts; walnut burl stock; chiseled high-relief decoration
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Arms & Armor
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Overall: 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in.); Barrel: 32.1 cm (12 5/8 in.); Bore: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	on barrel: G. MASSIN
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Armor Court Reinstallation
	opening date:   1998-09-10T00:00:00
	<i>Armor Court Reinstallation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Frank Gair Macomber (1849-1941), Boston, MA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: -1916
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1916-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	<em>Catalogue of Arms and Armour</em>. Vol. 4, <em>17th to 19th century and a few pieces of iron work</em>. [Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], [1900-1915].
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: No. (261) 288
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CatArmsArmour4/page/n519

	Gilchrist, Helen Ives. <em>A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms &amp; Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923.</em> Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 149, F16; Reproduced: Plate XXXIV, F16
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n221

	Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. </em>[Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
	page number: 	p. 173, cat. no. 216
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	Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms &amp; Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
	page number: 	p. 193, cat. no. 218
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