id:			110070
accession number:	1928.671
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1928.671
updated:		2025-06-03 11:10:26.199000

Pellet Crossbow for a Child, c. 1600–1650. Germany, early 17th Century. Wood, bone inlay, steel; overall: 44.3 cm (17 7/16 in.); bow: 29.2 cm (11 1/2 in.); butt: 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1928.671

title:				Pellet Crossbow for a Child
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creation date:			c. 1600–1650
creation date earliest:		1600
creation date latest:		1650
current location:		210A Armor Court
creditline:			Gift of John L. Severance
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culture:	Germany, early 17th Century
technique:	wood, bone inlay, steel
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Arms & Armor
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Overall: 44.3 cm (17 7/16 in.); Bow: 29.2 cm (11 1/2 in.); Butt: 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.)
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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).

	title:		Cleveland Museum of Art Children's Armor
	opening date:   2025-06-01T04:00:00
	<i>Cleveland Museum of Art Children's Armor</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 1, 2025-June 4, 2028).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art (09/10/1998); "Armor Court Reinstallation"', 'opening_date': '1998-09-10T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	American Art Association sale, American Art Galleries
	date: 1928    
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	American Art Galleries (sale, November 1928)
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