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Cranequin
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Cranequin

c. 1580 · steel, flax cord, wooden handle

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

The maker's mark says HW and may belong to Hans Wirsing, a craftsman from Nuremburg.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineCranequin, c. 1580. Germany, Nuremberg (?), 16th century. Steel, flax cord, wooden handle; rack: 36.3 cm (14 5/16 in.); crank: 30.5 cm (12 in.); gear housing: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1728
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