Collection Highlights
Proposed Coat of Arms for New Amsterdam, New Netherland: Preparatory Drawing for a Presentation to the Dutch West India Company
Date:
ca. 1630
Object Number:
1885.5
Medium:
Black ink and wash, watercolor, red and black chalk, and red gouache, with contours incised by a stylus on laid on paper, mounted on card
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Model 1836 Flintlock Pistol
Object Number:
1873.21
Date:
1837
Medium:
Wood, iron, steel, brass
Dimensions:
barrel length: 8 1/2 in. ( 21.6 cm )
Overall: 14 in. ( 35.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped: lockplate: "A.WATERS/MILBURY, MS./1837"
stamped: breech of barrel: "U.S./JH/P" (barrel proofs)
stamped: left stock: "J..S"; and: "JH" (both inspector cartouches are in foliate)
Description:
Wood, iron, steel, and brass flintlock pistol; iron furniture; swivel-type steel ramrod with button head; bladed brass front sight; stamped mark in center of lockplate; stamped proof marks at breech end of barrel; stamped cartouches on left side of stock.
Gallery Label:
The Model 1836 was the last military flintlock pistol produced.
Credit Line:
Gift of C.B. Colton
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
