Pair of Wheellock Pistols

Inscription: Inscribed on each lock: MAESTRICHT.

Prince Peter Soltykoff, Paris (until 1854; his sale, "Armes et Armures Européennes de XVe et XVIe siècles," Hôtel Drouot, Paris, April 18–22, 1854, no. 266, for Fr. 600, to Riggs); William H. Riggs, Paris (1854–1913; his gift to MMA).

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Denver, Colo. Denver Art Museum. "The Art of Chivalry: European Arms and Armor from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," July 18–October 10, 1982, no. 101 (14.25.1432a).

San Antonio, Tex. Witte Museum of the San Antonio Museum Association. "The Art of Chivalry: European Arms and Armor from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," November 13, 1982–February 5, 1983, no. 101 (14.25.1432a).

Minneapolis, Minn. Minneapolis Institute of Arts. "The Art of Chivalry: European Arms and Armor from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," May 24–July 31, 1983, no. 101 (14.25.1432a).

San Francisco. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. "The Art of Chivalry: European Arms and Armor from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," November 5, 1983–January 28, 1984, no. 101 (14.25.1432a).

Detroit, Mich. Detroit Institute of Arts. "The Art of Chivalry: European Arms and Armor from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," April 4–June 17, 1984, no. 101 (14.25.1432a).

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Incisive Images: Ivory and Boxwood Carvings, 1450–1800," March 13–November 25, 2007.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art, Helmut Nickel, Stuart W. Pyhrr, Leonid Tarassuk, and American Federation of Arts. The Art of Chivalry: European Arms and Armor from the Metropolitan Museum of Art: An Exhibition. New York: The Federation, 1982. pp. 152–53, no. 101, ill.