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Wheel-Lock from a Hunting Rifle
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About this work
Originally part of a deluxe weapon, the lock plate's entire surface is inlaid with an exquisite floral pattern in gold. Carefully chiseled, the fanciful hammer takes the form of an animal head crowned by a mass of foliage. The double eagle on the wheel plate suggests the weapon was made for a member of the Habsburg family.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineWheel-Lock from a Hunting Rifle, c. 1660–1720. Austria. Steel, inlaid with gold design of Habsburg eagle, pierced and chiseled; overall: 30.7 x 17.2 cm (12 1/16 x 6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1546
