The luxurious elements of equestrian equipment on display here complement the objects displayed together with the hussar procession in the first part of the exhibition. It highlights the role of the horse in the civil and military culture of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, as well as providing an opportunity to admire the mastery of ancient craftsmen.
Poland, ca. 1730
Brass, gold, glass, leather, cotton thread, niello, gilding, engraving, punching, painting, inlay, sewing
Ottoman Empire, turn of the 17th and 18th c.
Silver, gold, mother of pearl, brass, ruby (imitation?), gilding, inlay, repoussé, chiselling, punching, engraving, stonesetting
Gift of the Society of Friends of the National Museum in Krakow, 1922
Poland, ca. 1730
Brass, gold, glass, leather, cotton thread, niello, gilding, engraving, punching, painting, inlay, sewing
Poland, 18th c.
Broadcloth, wood, leather, silver, gold, metal thread, velvet, repoussé, cutting, glueing, chiselling, openwork, embroidery
From the former armoury of Piotr Moszyński in Krakow (saddle). From the collection of Emeryk Hutten-Czapski, gift of the family, 1903 (saddlecloth)
Poland, 18th c.
Broadcloth, wood, leather, silver, gold, metal thread, velvet, repoussé, cutting, glueing, chiselling, openwork, embroidery
From the former armoury of Piotr Moszyński in Krakow
Poland, 18th c. (?)
Silver, gold, gilding, engraving, punching
Gift of Mariusz Olbromski
Hungary (?), second half of the 18th c.
Leather, silver metal thread, silk thread, silver, gold, ruby, sewing, riveting, casting, stonesetting, enamel, niello, chiselling
From the former armoury of Piotr Moszyński in Krakow
Poland, between 1785-1791
Silver metal thread, gold metal thread, gold, brass, cardboard, embroidery, die stamping, cutting
Gift of Henryk Stecki, 1911 (embroideries). From the collection of Emeryk Hutten-Czapski, gift of the family, 1903 (applications)
Poland, Lviv, first half of the 18th c. and ca. 1850 (repairs)
Wood, deerskin, bristles, silver, leather, gilding, punching, repoussé, sewing
Europe, 16th-18th c.
Iron, bronze gold, forging, casting, engraving, grinding
Hungary (?), second half of the 18th c.
Leather, silver metal thread, silk thread, silver, gold, rubyy, sewing, riveting, casting, stonesetting, enamel, niello, chiselling
From the former armoury of Piotr Moszyński in Krakow
Poland, 1767
Linen, oil paint
Property of National Museum in Warsaw
from left:
Hungary, 18th c.
Iron, brass, leather, forging, punching, repoussé, casting
Deposit of the Academy of Learning, 1896
France (?), ca. 1790
Iron, forging, grinding, browning, punching
Gift of Bogdan and Marian Kornecki, 1998. From the collection of Zygmunt Ignacy Kowalski (1847-1918)
Spain, Toledo, ca. 1650 (blade); France (?) second half of the 18th c. (fittings)
Iron, forging, grinding, chiselling, punching, engraving, openwork
France, 18th c.
Iron, forging, grinding, openwork, etching
Europe, 18th c.
Iron, wood, forging, cast, punching, engraving, openwork, etching
Europe, second half of the 18th c.
Iron, forging, grinding, punching
France, ca. 1740
Iron, copper, wood, forging, openwork, etching
England, 18th c.
Iron, copper, forging, grinding, inlay, bluing
Europe, second half of the 18th c.
Iron, forging, grinding, bluing, blackening, punching
Hungary, 18th-19th c.
Iron, brass, wood, leather, forging, etching, casting, punching, repoussé
Deposit of the Academy of Learning, 1896