Wheel-lock Sporting Rifle (Tschinke)
- Culture
- Silesian
- Date
- probably third quarter 17th century
- made in
- Cieszyn, Bielsko viovodship, Poland, Europe
- Classification
- Arms & armor, metalwork
- Collection
- Decorative Arts and Design
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 138
- Dimensions
- 44 x 5 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (111.8 x 13.3 x 8.9 cm)
weight: 6 lb. 4 oz. (2.8 kg) - Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 73:1939
NOTES
The name Tschinke derives from the city of Teschen (now Cieszyn in present-day Poland) where the rifles were produced. This light rifle for hunting birds and small game has a very distinctive form of wheel-lock ignition whose mechanism was mounted on the outside. The highly ornate decoration on this gun indicates that it was intended for a wealthy hunter.
Provenance
William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951), Beverly Hills, CA, USA
- 1939
Parish-Watson & Co. Inc., New York, NY
1939 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Parish-Watson & Co., Inc. [1]
Notes:
The main source for this provenance is the Parish-Watson invoice dated June 30, 1939. It lists twenty-one objects (including 73:1939) and identifies them as previously belonging to the William Randolph Hearst collection. The relationship between Hearst and Parish-Watson is unknown. 73:1939 is designated on the invoice as lot 1064 art. 184 [SLAM document files].
[1] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, June 8, 1939.
- 1939
Parish-Watson & Co. Inc., New York, NY
1939 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Parish-Watson & Co., Inc. [1]
Notes:
The main source for this provenance is the Parish-Watson invoice dated June 30, 1939. It lists twenty-one objects (including 73:1939) and identifies them as previously belonging to the William Randolph Hearst collection. The relationship between Hearst and Parish-Watson is unknown. 73:1939 is designated on the invoice as lot 1064 art. 184 [SLAM document files].
[1] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, June 8, 1939.
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