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Crossbow (Halbe Rüstung) with Winder (Cranequin)

dated 1742
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 375
This is one of a series of similar bows by Hänisch the Elder for the court of Friedrich August II, Elector of Saxony from 1733 to 1763 and King Augustus III of Poland from 1734 to 1736.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Crossbow (Halbe Rüstung) with Winder (Cranequin)
  • Maker: Crossbow by Johann Gottfried Hänisch the Elder (German, Dresden 1696–1778)
  • Date: dated 1742
  • Geography: Dresden, Saxony
  • Culture: German, Dresden
  • Medium: Steel, wood, staghorn, copper alloy, hemp, wool, gold, iron alloy
  • Dimensions: L. of crossbow, 28 13/16 in. (73.2 cm); W. of crossbow, 24 15/16 in. (63.3 cm); Wt. of crossbow, 10 lb. 7 oz. (4,817 g); L. of cranequin (without crank), 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm); L. of crank, 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm)
  • Classification: Archery Equipment-Crossbows
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Louis V. Bell Fund and Bequest of Stephen V. Grancsay, by exchange, 1985
  • Object Number: 1985.248a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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