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Pocket Pistol

Unknown artist, 1600

Snaphance pistol bearing traces of gold damascening on the lock and barrel, the stock is inlaid with floral decorations of engraved bone and mother-of-pearl.

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Title of artwork, date

Pocket Pistol, 1600

Date supported

1971

Medium and material

Wood, ivory, mother-of-pearl & gold

Dimensions

29 cm

Grant

500

Total cost

10500

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