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On View In:
Gallery 340
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Artist:
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M.P.
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Title:
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Wheel lock rifle
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Date:
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c. 1630
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Medium:
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Iron, fruitwood, bone, mother-of-pearl, and cowhorn
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Dimensions:
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8 5/8 x 3 x 39 1/4 in. (21.91 x 7.62 x 99.7 cm) (overall)
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Credit Line:
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The Putnam Dana McMillan Fund
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Location:
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Gallery 340
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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M.P.
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Role:
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Maker
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Nationality:
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German; Central or Southern
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Life Dates:
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German (Central or Southern)
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Mark at breech proper left side: [MP (over an inverted crescent)]
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Classification:
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Arms and Armor
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Physical Description:
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octagonal rifle barrel with simple decoration at the breech; wheel pierced by four hearts; trigger guard forged with three loops at cusps of finger grooves; bone and mother-of-pearl inlay throughout, cheek inlaid with a standing south American Indian
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Creation Place:
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, Central or Southern Germany, , ,
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Accession #:
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97.39.2a-c
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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