Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Flintlock pistol
Object Number:
1911.66
Date:
1770-1790
Medium:
Wood, iron, silver, flint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 in. ( 19 cm )
Part (barrel): 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Marks:
stamped: barrel bottom: "LONDON"; also two English barrel proofs that have a crown above 2 crossed scepters.
stamped: top barrel: "DAVIDSON"
Description:
Wood, iron, and silver flintlock pistol; cannon barrel with stamped proofs, marks, and engraved drum and flags at top near breech; bag handle with inlaid silver wire scrolls, a buttcap in the shape of a face, a shield-shaped escutcheon plate with scrolled borders and a shell top, and a design of fallen flags; brown pistol flint sheathed in cloth.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Catherine Augusta DePeyster
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
