Samuel Colt (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1814–1862)

Date: ca. 1853
Accession Number: 1995.336

Samuel Colt (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1814–1862)

Date: 1853
Accession Number: 48.125

Samuel Colt (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1814–1862)

Date: 1852
Accession Number: 56.167.2

Samuel Colt (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1814–1862)

Date: ca. 1853
Accession Number: 2018.856.1

Samuel Colt (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1814–1862)

Date: ca. 1853
Accession Number: 2018.856.2a–o

A rich display of acquisitions made since the reinstallation of the Arms and Armor Galleries in 1991.

The principal goals of the Arms and Armor Department are to collect, preserve, research, publish, and exhibit distinguished examples representing the art of the armorer, swordsmith, and gunmaker. The focus of the collection is on works that show outstanding design and decoration, rather than those of purely military or technical interest. Unlike the great dynastic armories now preserved as museum collections in Vienna, Madrid, Dresden, Paris, London, and Stockholm, The Met collection is a modern one, formed through the activities and interests of curators, trustees, private collectors, and donors over the past 125 years. The collection comprises approximately 14,000 objects, of which more than 5,000 are European, 2,000 are from the Near East, and 4,000 from the Far East. It is one of the most comprehensive and encyclopedic collections of its kind.

Gustave Ernst (German)

Date: ca. 1849–50
Accession Number: 2002.233.1a–j