Cranequin
ca. 1550 (made)
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Steel body, etched and gilt, with a turned wooden winder handle, stamped with a maker's mark of a shield charged with three mullets. The box is enriched with female figures, and the ratchet with a fox, hare and birds among floral scrolls.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | etched and gilt steel with turned wood |
| Brief description | Cranequin, steel, etched and gilt, with a turned wooden winder handle, Germany, circa 1550 |
| Physical description | Steel body, etched and gilt, with a turned wooden winder handle, stamped with a maker's mark of a shield charged with three mullets. The box is enriched with female figures, and the ratchet with a fox, hare and birds among floral scrolls. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | stamped with a shield charged with three mullets (Maker's mark) |
| Credit line | J.G. Joicey Bequest |
| Associated object | M.100-1930 (Object) |
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| Accession number | M.299-1919 |
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| Record created | April 1, 2004 |
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