Rifle (Flintlock rifle)

  • Category:

    Weapons, Hunting, and Fishing

  • Creator (Role):

    Jacob Welshans Jr. (Maker)

    Joseph Welshans Jr. (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    York, York, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1800-1810

  • Materials:

    Maple; Iron; Brass; Silver

  • Techniques:

    Carved, Hammered, Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    2001.0022


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2001.0022

Object Name

Rifle (Flintlock rifle)

Category

Weapons, Hunting, and Fishing

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by an anonymous donor and the Robert & Bobbie Falk Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Communal Fund

Creator (Role)

Jacob Welshans Jr. (Maker)
1742-1819

Joseph Welshans Jr. (Maker)
1755

Place of Origin

York, York, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1800-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Barrel, top facet, on silver inlay; "*J. Welshhans*" engraved in script

Materials

Maple; Iron; Brass; Silver

Techniques

Carved, Hammered, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

9.25 (H) , 57.5 (L) , 1.75 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

23.495 (H) , 146.05 (L) , 4.445 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 2004 Iron at Winterthur.
Published: pp. 202-204, cat. no. 97.