Cranequin (Crossbow Winder)
Unknown
dated 1727 · Steel, horn (bovine), copper alloy, gold, hemp, leather · Arms and Armor
The etched decoration on the rack includes the crowned monogram CLR, indicating that the original owner, as yet unidentified, was a nobleman.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- dated 1727
- Medium
- Steel, horn (bovine), copper alloy, gold, hemp, leather
- Culture
- German, probably Nuremberg
- Department
- Arms and Armor
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1986
