

Pair of Percussion Target Pistols Made for Display at the Crystal Palace Exhibition in London, 1851
Two ornate pistols with dark wood handles and intricately designed metal parts including barrels and triggers. The handles feature carved floral patterns and the metal components exhibit engravings and etching. Both pistols have a similar design with variations in the engravings on the barrels. They are positioned one above the other, pointing to the right. The upper pistol's handle points left and down, the lower pistol's handle points right and up. The background is plain white.
Artwork Details
- Date
- dated 1851
- Medium
- Steel, wood (ebony), gold
- Culture
- French, Paris
- Dimensions
- 599 × 337 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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