Crossbow

Description

Crossbow with steel bow bent by a cranequin and stock of walnut richly coated with plaques of engraved staghorn, with veneer of inlaid ebony: German or Flemish, late 16th to early 17th century

Museum reference

A.1905.615

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Crossbow

Production information

Flanders, EUROPE
Germany, Western Europe

Date

Late 16th - early 17th century

Physical description

Steel bow, walnut stock richly coated with plaques of engraved staghorn, veneer of ebony inlaid in mother-of-pearl, silk tassels

Associations

Noel Paton Collection
Meyrick Collection

Exhibitions

• Mary Queen of Scots (28 Jun 2013 - 17 Nov 2013)
  National Museum of Scotland