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Wheel-Lock Pistol of Louis XIII of France
This pistol is one of a pair documented as having belonged to King Louis XIII of France (1601-1643). The artistry of the restrained decoration with the brass wire and silver foliage against the pear wood is exquisite.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
King Louis XIII [from the royal gun room, no. 208]; Clements [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Griffith Keasbey, New York [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Sale, American Art Association, New York, December 5, 1924, no. 138; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
France, Lisieux (Place of Origin)
Measurements
27 15/16 in. (71 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1924
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.435