Pellet and Bolt Crossbow Combined with a Wheel-Lock Gun

Decoration based on designs by Jacob Floris Central European

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 375

The inlay of polished and engraved staghorn featuring trophies of arms is based on designs by Jacob Floris (1524–1581), which were published in Antwerp in 1564. The bow is a later replacement.

Pellet and Bolt Crossbow Combined with a Wheel-Lock Gun, Decoration based on designs by Jacob Floris (Central European, 1524–1581) , published in Antwerp in 1564., Steel, wood (cherry), staghorn, hemp, felt, Central European; possibly Southern German or Austrian

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Pellet and Bolt Crossbow Combined with a Wheel-Lock Gun, Decoration based on designs by Jacob Floris (Central European, 1524–1581) , published in Antwerp in 1564., Steel, wood (cherry), staghorn, hemp, felt, Central European; possibly Southern German or Austrian
Pellet and Bolt Crossbow Combined with a Wheel-Lock Gun, Decoration based on designs by Jacob Floris (Central European, 1524–1581) , published in Antwerp in 1564., Steel, wood (cherry), staghorn, hemp, felt, Central European; possibly Southern German or Austrian
Pellet and Bolt Crossbow Combined with a Wheel-Lock Gun, Decoration based on designs by Jacob Floris (Central European, 1524–1581) , published in Antwerp in 1564., Steel, wood (cherry), staghorn, hemp, felt, Central European; possibly Southern German or Austrian
Pellet and Bolt Crossbow Combined with a Wheel-Lock Gun, Decoration based on designs by Jacob Floris (Central European, 1524–1581) , published in Antwerp in 1564., Steel, wood (cherry), staghorn, hemp, felt, Central European; possibly Southern German or Austrian
Pellet and Bolt Crossbow Combined with a Wheel-Lock Gun, Decoration based on designs by Jacob Floris (Central European, 1524–1581) , published in Antwerp in 1564., Steel, wood (cherry), staghorn, hemp, felt, Central European; possibly Southern German or Austrian
Pellet and Bolt Crossbow Combined with a Wheel-Lock Gun, Decoration based on designs by Jacob Floris (Central European, 1524–1581) , published in Antwerp in 1564., Steel, wood (cherry), staghorn, hemp, felt, Central European; possibly Southern German or Austrian

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