Title: Trigger Guard of a Gun made for a Prince of the House of the Medici
Object type: Trigger guard of a gun
Date: dated 1643
Culture: Italian, Reggio Emilia
Artist:  Pietro Ancini 
Artist bio: Italian, Reggio Emilia, recorded 1616–1702
Artist nationality: Italian
Artist role: Steel-chiseler
Medium: Steel
Dimensions: L. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
Classification: Firearms Parts
Credit line: Purchase, Bashford Dean Bequest, 1956
Geography: Country of Origin Reggio Emilia   Italy      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY