Flintlock
- Date
- 1720–30s
- Material
- Iron or steel with gilding
- made in
- Valence, Rhône-Alpes region, France, Europe
- Classification
- Arms & armor
- Collection
- Decorative Arts and Design
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 138
- Dimensions
- 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. (8.3 x 14 x 7.3 cm)
weight: 5 oz. (0.1 kg) - Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 268:1923
NOTES
The invention of the flintlock in France during the early 17th century marked the perfection of the spark-producing ignition. It was so safe, reliable, simple, and inexpensive that it was used in Europe and America until the mid-19th century.
Provenance
- 1923
Sumner Healey Antiquaire, New York, NY [1]
1923 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Sumner Healey Antiquaire [2]
Notes:
[1] The main source for this provenance is the Sumner Healey Antiquaire invoice, dated April 12th, 1923 [SLAM document files].
[2] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, April 6, 1923.
Sumner Healey Antiquaire, New York, NY [1]
1923 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Sumner Healey Antiquaire [2]
Notes:
[1] The main source for this provenance is the Sumner Healey Antiquaire invoice, dated April 12th, 1923 [SLAM document files].
[2] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, April 6, 1923.
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