Percussion Pistol with Case

Alfred Gauvain

possibly 1844 · Steel, wood (ebony), gold, wood, textile · Arms and Armor

This pistol may have been exhibited at the Exposition Universelle in 1855 in Paris, where Gauvain received a medal of honor for several pistols. Gauvain also showed decorated pistols at the international exhibitions held in London in 1849 and 1851.

Artist

Alfred Gauvain

Date

possibly 1844

Medium

Steel, wood (ebony), gold, wood, textile

Culture

French, Paris

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Bequest of Charles N. Daly, 1934