Detached Flintlock alla Fiorentina

Gunsmith Sebastiano Cecchi, called Acquafresca Italian

Gunsmith or Matteo Cecchi, called Acquafresca Italian

dated 1679

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 375

This lock is the earliest dated piece by the Acquafresca, father and son, who were celebrated gunsmiths and masters of chiseling and engraving steel. Their patrons included members of the Medici court in Florence.

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Title: Detached Flintlock alla Fiorentina
Gunsmith: Sebastiano Cecchi, called Acquafresca (Italian, Bargi, 1619–1692)
Gunsmith: or Matteo Cecchi, called Acquafresca (Italian, Bargi, 1651–1738)
Date: dated 1679
Geography: Bargi
Culture: Italian, Bargi
Medium: Steel
Dimensions: H. 2 3/4 in. (7.0 cm); W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Snaphaunce
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1933
Object Number: 33.104
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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