Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID |
12857 |
Object Name |
Flintlock musket |
Other Name |
Flint-lock gun/Musketoon |
Other Stanford number |
14777 |
Old number (pre-accession by Stanford) |
25 |
Date |
1700-1850 |
Material |
Iron/Wood/Silver/Ivory/Brass/Gemstones |
Description |
Ornately decorated flintlock musket. 62 cm octagonal iron barrel inlaid with silver designs including curling leaf and flower motifs and set into a dark wood stock. Stock and barrel are decorated all over with extensive silver wire inlays in elaborate organic designs of swirls, dots, and wavy lines. There is a circular design with radiating lines of silver situated on both sides of the stock. The stock and barrel are also inlaid with orange semi-precious stones, possibly polished coral, and one remaining turquoise. Many empty holes are present where stones were once inlaid. Two larger, dark red, hand-cut gem stones are also present, possibly rubies. The size of many of the empty holes suggest they may have contained rubies also. The butt of the gun is covered in a plate of ivory and there are ivory inlays on the barrel, trigger plate, and along the side of the gun. The iron flintlock mechanism has some engraving. A hook and ring part way down the barrel has a woven purple cord with tassels attached to it. |
Dimensions |
H-14.8 W-6 L-99 cm |
Found |
Africa; North Africa; Upper Nile |
Place of Origin (if different than Found) |
Africa; North Africa; Upper Nile |
Provenance |
Gift of Jane Stanford, donated to the Leland Stanford Junior Museum before 1905. Possibly collected during one of Jane Stanford's two trips to Egypt. |
Collector |
Stanford, Jane L. |
Collection |
Anthropology; Africa |
Search Terms |
Egypt North Africa Inlay gem stones rubies coral turquoise silver military semi-precious stone |
Web Export Search |
Anthropology 117A |