The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 24, 2023

Butt-Cap from a Flintlock Pistol

c. 1650–1660

Italy, Brescia, 17th century

Steel, chiseled

Diameter: 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.); Overall: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1909

Location

210C Firearms

Provenance
Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat.#269.
Citations
Catalogue of Arms and Armour. Vol. 4, 17th to 19th century and a few pieces of iron work. [Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], [1900-1915]. Mentioned and Reproduced: No. (269) 299 archive.org
Gilchrist, Helen Ives. A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms & Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924. Mentioned: p. 164, F66 archive.org
Exhibition history

The Cleveland Museum of Art (09/10/1998); "Armor Court Reinstallation"

Armor Court Reinstallation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.1909