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Source Description
The coarse powder for the charge that propels the bullet was carried in a larger flask, and finer priming powder, in a smaller one. Leather was saturated with water to make it malleable for shaping, for example, on a mold. After it dried, it could also be embossed or carved.
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Document identity
localId
13297
label
Powder Flask
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
13297
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Powder Flask
description
The coarse powder for the charge that propels the bullet was carried in a larger flask, and finer priming powder, in a smaller one. Leather was saturated with water to make it malleable for shaping, for example, on a mold. After it dried, it could also be embossed or carved.
provenance
Clements; Henry Griffith Keasbey, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, American Art Association, New York, December 5, 1924, no. 20; 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
powder flasks
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
21.5
height
16
dimensionsRaw
8 7/16 x 6 5/16 in. (21.5 x 16 cm)
Source extras
med
molded leather, steel
creator_ids
33562
collection_ids
BAR
ARM
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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