In this showcase, small-swords, weapons associated with court dress, are a link between European and Polish luxury weapons in the Saxon period. They make up the first part of the display case, the second part of which contrasts with the armament of Polish “pancerny”, i.e. light cavarly units. Small-swords remind us that in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Western European weapons were used as well as Oriental ones, represented by karabela sabre and a helmet with a turban. The turban is another indication of the influence of the Battle of Vienna on European culture, where Janissary troops, among others, wore Turkish costumes. The portrait of the light cavalryman in the showcase is one of three portraits in the room showing Polish and foreign contingents artefacts and their costumes. The colours are important here: the crimson and navy blue introduced by Michal Kazimierz Radziwił, already familiar to us from the tapestry, became the national colours of the Polish uniform for centuries to come.
Europe (Germany ?), 18th c.
Iron, gold, brass, copper, forging, gilding, casting, chiselling
France, 1660-1680
Iron, openwork, chiselling, forging
Gift of Adam Łobaczewski, 1920
Europe, first half of the 18th c.
Iron, wood, copper, forging, cast, chiselling, engraving, punching
Gift of Erazm Barącz, 1922
Europe, between 1770-1780
Iron, copper, brass, silver, forging, cast, silvering, punching
France (?), 1790-1810
Iron, steel, wood, shagreen, forging, etching, faceting, engraving, gilding
From the former armoury of Piotr Moszyński in Krakow
Saxony, ca. 1730-1750
Iron, copper, silver, brass, silvering, forging, openwork, engraving, punching, etching
Gift of Janina Kornecka, 1939. From the collection of Zygmunt Ignacy Kowalski (1847-1918)
Saxony, 1740-1750
Iron, bronze, gold, silver, forging, enamel, gilding, silvering, etching
From the former armoury of Piotr Moszyński in Krakow
France, 18th c.
iron, bronze, gold, forging, gilding, etching
Italy, 18th c.
Iron, agate, copper, forging, inlay, grinding, polishing
Transferred from the Adrian Baraniecki Technical and Industrial Museum in Krakow. Gift of Potocki family
Poland, 1757-1764
Linen, oil paint
Property of Art Museum in Łódź
Poland, ca. 1750
Velvet, iron, brass, leather, forging, cutting, engraving, sewing
From the former armoury of Piotr Moszyński in Krakow
Hungary or Poland (?), 18th c.
Cast bronze, copper, wood, iron
From the former armoury of Piotr Moszyński in Krakow
Poland, 18th c.
Iron, brass, forging, repoussé, punching, cutting, punching
Gift of Stanisław Ursyn Rusiecki, 1938
Poland, first half of the 18th c.
Copper, gold, gilding, enamel, appliqué, engraving
From the collection of Emeryk Hutten-Czapski, gift of the family, 1903
Poland, ca. 1740
Iron, gold, brass, horn, enamel, niello, gilding
Gift of Erazm Barącz, 1921