It was the use and function of the individual weapon or armor that determined why, how, and to what extent an object was decorated.
Bourgeois ca. 1620 Dagger with Scabbard Indian, Mughal 1605–27 Pair of Snaphaunce Pistols
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Art Nineteenth-Century Exhibition Pistols Gilles Michel Louis Moutier-Le Page
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1900 Side chair American 1760–90 Joint Stool American 1700–1725 Wheellock Pistol
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Writing box China 17th century Armchair John Jelliff 1868–70 Pair of Flintlock Pistols
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Kellam Hancock 1820–30 Powder Horn Colonial American 1770 Model of a Miquelet Pistol
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Reuben Swift ca. 1805 Overmantel Looking Glass British 1725–40 Wheellock Pistol
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fauteuil) Louis Delanois ca. 1765 Cabinet Hugues Sambin 19th century Pair of Pistols
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Madonna and Child Nikolaus Schmidt the Elder ca. 1620–25 Pair of Snaphaunce Pistols
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1868 Sword Guard (Tsuba) Japanese first quarter 17th century Pair of Flintlock Pistols
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Design of Chinese Children at Play Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) 19th century Wheellock Pistol
