Album Page with Designs for Floral Ornament and Two Gunlocks

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18th century · Pen, black and blue ink, blue wash on paper · Arms and Armor

Featuring two original designs of gunlocks, this page probably comes from an album or scrapbook compiled either by a craftsman for personal reference or by a collector interested in styles of ornament. Intended to be made in chiseled steel, the lock designs demonstrate the playful and inventive use of late baroque and rococo ornament that characterize the most beautiful firearms of the eighteenth century.

Artist

Unknown

Date

18th century

Medium

Pen, black and blue ink, blue wash on paper

Culture

French or Italian

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, 2011