Flintlock rampart gun
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- iron, brass and wood
- Dimensions
- length 93 cm x calibre 49 mm
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum
- Image provider
- rijksmuseum
- License
- Public Domain
- Credit
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Art Genome Taxonomy
6 tags
Visual Qualities
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Single Object Visual · 99%
One complete firearm is presented in isolation against a plain, neutral background.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 98%
The Rijksmuseum dates the object to approximately 1850–1880, placing it in the nineteenth century.
Materials
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Metal Both · 99%
The catalog lists iron and brass, while the image visibly shows a metal barrel, lock plate, trigger guard, and other fittings.
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Brass Both · 96%
Brass is specified in the catalog, and pale yellow-metal surfaces are visible on the barrel and fittings, although the image alone cannot assign brass to every light-colored component.
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Wood Both · 99%
Wood is specified in the catalog and visibly forms the shaped shoulder stock and fore-end.
Antiquities, Artifacts, and Religious Objects
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Arms and Armor Both · 99%
The catalog identifies the object as a flintlock rampart gun, and the image clearly shows a complete long firearm with a wooden stock, barrel, lock mechanism, trigger, and butt.
Source & rights
anonymous, anonymous. Flintlock rampart gun. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.