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Wheel-Lock Holster Pistol
Gavacciolo was a highly regarded Brescian lockmaker who produced the locks for guns given as diplomatic gifts to King Louis XIII of France by the government of Venice and for others made for the shah of Persia.
Provenance
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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. 140; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Italy, Brescia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
18 1/4 in. (46.3 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.
51.444