ID: 700000199 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700000199	Record Type: Movable Work
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Colt Third Model Dragoon Percussion Revolver, .44 Caliber, Serial Number 12406 (rev$00olver; Samuel Colt (American, 1814-1862); Gustave Young, engraver; ca. 1853; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, U...; 1995.336 )

Note: This piece is one in a set of three pairs of revolvers with gold inlay produced circa 1853 and likely intended as exhibition pieces. In 1854, at the onset of the Crimean War, Colt traveled to Europe with this set of embellished revolvers, setting in motion a persistent campaign to market his arms to both sides of the conflict. As part of his campaign, Colt presented one revolver from each pair in the set (including the present revolver’s mate, now in Saint Petersburg at the Hermitage) to Czar Nicholas I of Russia. Shortly thereafter, the revolver described here is thought to have been given to Sultan Abdülmecid of Turkey in Constantinople. It is engraved with patriotic motifs and is a prime example of the technical and artistic qualities characteristic of Colt’s embellished arms.

Titles:

Colt Third Model Dragoon Percussion Revolver, .44 Caliber, Serial Number 12406 (preferred,C,U,D,RP,English-P,U,U)

Colt Third Model Dragoon Percussion Revolver (C,U,DE,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

revólver [300037173] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Weapons and Ammunition (hierarchy name), weapons, projectile weapons, <projectile weapons with explosive propellant>, firearms, small arms, <small arms by form>)

Classifications:

weapons / armor (preferred)

Creation Date: ca. 1853

Creator Display:

Samuel Colt (American, 1814-1862); Gustave Young, engraver [preferred,VP]

manufacturer Colt, Samuel (American inventor and firearms manufacturer, 1814-1862) [500101743]

engraver (incisor) Young, Gustave (American engraver, active 1846-1868) Extent: engraving [500028549]

Locations:

Current: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, United States) [500125157] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 1995.336

Credit Line: Gift of George and Butonne Repaire, 1995

Address Note: On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 371

Other: Creation: Hartford [7013695] Hartford county (county), Connecticut (state), United States (nation), North and Central America (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: steel, brass, gold, walnut

	steel (alloy) [300133751]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, <iron and iron alloy>, iron alloy)

	brass (alloy) [300010946]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <copper and copper alloy>, copper alloy)

	gold (metal) [300011021]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <gold and gold alloy>)

	walnut (wood) [300012476]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, wood (plant material), <wood by composition or origin>, hardwood)

Dimensions: 35.56 cm (14 inches) (length of revolver); 19.05 cm (7 1/2 inches) (length of barrel); .44 inches (caliber)

General Subject:

utilitarian objects (preferred)

human figures

animals

Specific Subjects:

	patriotism [300055531]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), social science concepts, political concepts, <political ideologies and attitudes>) (AAT)

	George Washington (American general and president, 1732-1799) [500126198]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

Creation Number: Serial Number 12406

Provenance: Ex collections: Sultan Abdülmecid I, Istanbul, Turkey; [Herb Glass, Bullville, New York]; William M. Lock, Cincinnati; [Herb Glass]; George and Butonne Repaire, El Sobrante, California

Inscriptions: Signature: Gold-inlaid on the barrel with the maker's name: Saml Colt. Inscription: Gold-inlaid on the cylinder: G. WASHINGTON; inscribed on a band scroll on the cylinder, and on the left side of the frame: COLTS PATENT.

Marks: Marking: Stamped on the walnut grips: 4785; on all metal parts: 12406.

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works

Sources and Contributors:
Colt Third Model Dragoon Percussion Revolver, .44 Caliber, Serial Number 12406	........ [VP]
	........ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) accessed 30 November 2011
Colt Third Model Dragoon Percussion Revolver	........ [VP]
	........ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)

Subject: ....... [VP]

....................... Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) accessed 30 November 2011

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) accessed 30 November 2011