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Curators, Collectors, and Dealers: The Growth of the Arms and Armor Collection, 1929 to the Present

As part of a special Sunday at the Met program held in conjunction with the exhibition Bashford Dean and the Creation of the Arms and Armor Department, Stuart W. Pyhrr, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Curator in Charge, details the growth of the department after 1929, changes in the galleries, and notable acquisitions.

Dressing in Steel: Part One
(00:37:39) 690 views

Dressing in Steel: Part Two
(00:20:04) 279 views

A Visit to the Armor Galleries
(00:30:21) 4362 views

Bashford Dean and the Creation of the Arms and Armor Department, 1904–1929
(00:30:12) 227 views

The Art of Arms and Armor: Challenges of Research, Display, and Education
(00:33:09) 321 views

Curators, Collectors, and Dealers: The Growth of the Arms and Armor Collection, 1929 to the Present
(00:36:37) 208 views

Pair of flintlock pistols

Leonardus Graeff (Aachen (now Germany), active ca. 1670–80)

Date:: ca. 1675–85
Culture:: Southern Netherlandish, Aachen (now Germany)
Medium:: Steel, gold, silver, ivory
Dimensions:: Caliber of each barrel, .52 in. (13.21 mm) Weight of each, 2 lb. 3 oz. (992 g) Length of each, 19 3/8 in. (49.2 cm) Length of each barrel, 12 3/16 in. (30.94 cm)
Classification:: Firearms
Credit Line:: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession Number:: 14.25.1408a, b

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 375

Description

Although Dutch in overall style, these pistols are unusual because they were made in Aachen rather than Maastricht and because the helmets on the pistol butts are separately made in gilt silver rather than carved in ivory.
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Signature: Signed on each lock: AQVISGRANI LEONARDUS GRAEFF (Aachen Leonardus Graeff).
See also
Who
Leonardus Graeff (1)
What
Metal (59,364)

Silver (14,056)

Gold (12,457)

Arms (9,344)

Iron and iron alloy (6,952)

Bone (6,328)

Ivory (5,389)

Iron alloy (3,389)

Steel (3,119)

Firearms (1,112)

Locks (486)

Small arms (378)

Handguns (326)

Pistols (326)

Flintlocks (175)

Snaphances (175)
Where
Europe (148,586)

Netherlands (7,362)
When
A.D. 1600-1800 (66,179)
In the Museum
Arms and Armor (13,084)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Low Countries, 1600–1800 A.D.

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