Large Crossbow (Ganze Rüstung) of Johann Georg, Baron von Rechenberg

Date

dated 1663

Type

Crossbow

Medium

Steel, wood, wood veneer (snakewood), ivory (elephant), staghorn, horn, copper alloy, gold, wool, leather

Department

Arms and Armor

Culture

German, probably Dresden

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

14.25.1576a

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913