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Cranequin

ca. 1570 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Etched steel body with a turned wooden winder handle and rope loop.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Etched steel and turned wood
Brief description
Cranequin, etched steel body with a turned wooden winder handle, Germany, ca. 1570
Physical description
Etched steel body with a turned wooden winder handle and rope loop.
Dimensions
  • Length: 39cm
  • Width: 14.2cm
  • Depth: 11.8cm
Bibliographic reference
Mills, Rosie, "Images in Steel: The Art and Craft of Etched Decoration", The Journal of the Antique Metalware Society, Vol. 19, June 2011, pp. 82-91, ill. p. 82, and detail p. 90
Collection
Accession number
M.73-1925

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Record createdApril 1, 2004
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