Flintlock Blunderbuss

Unknown

late 18th century and early 19th century · Steel, wood (walnut), brass, silver, gold · Arms and Armor

This English blunderbuss features a Tower-marked lock and is said to have been decorated in Aceh, Sumatra. Its stock is incised carved with floral motifs, and the barrel is inlaid with silver wire in geometric patterns and abstract swirls.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 18th century and early 19th century

Medium

Steel, wood (walnut), brass, silver, gold

Culture

British and possibly Sumatran

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935