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Powder flasks are small, portable containers designed to hold gunpowder. From the 1400s to the 1800s, powder flasks were indispensable for charging and priming firearms of all types. Without powder flasks firearms were of little use to their owners. Many highly decorated flasks rank as works of art.
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99044
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Powder Flask
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99044
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object
title
Powder Flask
description
Powder flasks are small, portable containers designed to hold gunpowder. From the 1400s to the 1800s, powder flasks were indispensable for charging and priming firearms of all types. Without powder flasks firearms were of little use to their owners. Many highly decorated flasks rank as works of art.
date
late 1700s–early 1800s
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CC0
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en
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Q60779059
genreSpecific
Arms and Armor
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.); Overall: 26.4 cm (10 3/8 in.)
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Spain, late 18th-early 19th century
accession
1918.66
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cowhorn, incised
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Powder Flask, late 1700s–early 1800s. Spain, late 18th-early 19th century. Cowhorn, incised; diameter: 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.); overall: 26.4 cm (10 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1918.66
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MED - Arms & Armor
citations
citation
Gilchrist, Helen Ives. <em>A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms & Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923</em>. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924.
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Mentioned: p. 159, F52; Reproduced: Plate XXXVI, F52
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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2026-05-29 05:20:54.735000
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99044
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Medieval Art
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MED - Arms & Armor
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cowhorn, incised
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