Double Miquelet Gunlock
maker
Unknown
Date18th century
Place MadeBrescia, Lombardy, Italy, Europe
MediumIron
Dimensions14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsWeapons and Ammunition
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM27w3
eMuseum ID725926
Original Numbernone, below left of F27w5 (I&N)
EmbARK ObjectID12577
TMS Source ID1655
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesClaude Blair. Arms, Armour and Base-metalwork: The James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor (Fribourg, 1974), p. 300. (as Italian, probably Naples)
Walter J. Karcheski, Jr. "An Ecclesiastical Glaive in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum." Fenway Court (1985), p. 51. (as Italian, dated 18th century)
Walter J. Karcheski, Jr. "An Ecclesiastical Glaive in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum." Fenway Court (1985), p. 51. (as Italian, dated 18th century)
MarksNotesInscribed (side): Francesco Mariano (?)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
