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Source Description
The coarse powder for the charge that propels the bullet was carried in a large flask, and priming powder, in a smaller one. The leather was saturated with water so that it could be shaped on a mold.
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Document identity
localId
1298
label
Powder Flask
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
1298
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Powder Flask
description
The coarse powder for the charge that propels the bullet was carried in a large flask, and priming powder, in a smaller one. The leather was saturated with water so that it could be shaped on a mold.
provenance
Londesborough; Londesborough Sale, Christie's, London, 1888, no. 114 (?); Clements [date and mode of acquisition unknown] (?); Henry Griffith Keasbey, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, American Art Association, New York, December 5, 1924, no. 24; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1550-1575 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
powder flasks
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2
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2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
15.9
height
12.9
dimensionsRaw
6 1/4 x 5 1/16 in. (15.9 x 12.9 cm)
Source extras
med
molded leather, wood, iron
creator_ids
33562
collection_ids
ARM
BAR
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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6c1aa182c114e594
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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99f90b6af0f814e9
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no
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no