Crossbow
Category
Arms and armour
Date
1600 - 1640
Materials
Mother-of-pearl [pinctada maxima], Pewter, Wood
Measurements
850 mm (Width); 900 mm (Length)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Cotehele, Cornwall
NT 347343
Summary
Crossbow, the stock inset with pewter and mother of pearl. Maker's mark illegible. probably English, late 17th or early 18th century.
Full description
Crossbow, the stock inset with pewter and mother of pearl. Maker's mark illegible. probably English, late 17th or early 18th century. Arthur Credland, "A Curious Crossbow at Cotehele", Journal of the Society of Archer-Antiquaries 2010, pp.105-113.