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Sporting Crossbow and Winder ("Cranequin") with Decoration of Hunting Scenes
The tiller (stock) is decorated with scenes of deer and boar being driven into nets, set up to make it easier to corner the prey. The decoration of the surface is completed by the delicate tendrils of a vine with little flowers.
Provenance
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Henry Griffith Keasbey, New York [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Sale, American Art Association, New York, December 5, 1924, no. 275; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1971-1972 | World of Wonder. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 8/5/1982 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Germany (Place of Origin)
Measurements
30 3/4 x 23 1/2 in. (78.1 x 59.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1924
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.535
