The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of March 29, 2024
Cranequin
c. 1480–1500
(?)
Rack: 39.4 cm (15 1/2 in.); Crank: 30.2 cm (11 7/8 in.); Gear housing: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.2082
Location: 210A Armor Court
Did You Know?
The mark, made of inlaid copper, is currently unidentified.Description
Bows made of composite materials were developed during the 1400s. They were immensely powerful and could be spanned only with the aid of a winder called a cranequin like the one seen here.- Franz Thille, Vienna, Austria?-1916Frank Gair Macomber (1849-1941), Boston, MA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art1916-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Catalogue of an Exhibition of Arms and Armor: [Exhibition] Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Summer, 1899. Boston: The Museum, 1899. Cat. No. 509Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998. p. 133, 173, no. 205Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007. cat. no. 209, p. 193
- Armor Court Reinstallation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.2082