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Source Description
This is for the finely ground priming powder that was added to the pan in the lock. This would have been appropriate as a gift for the owner of a wheel-lock pistol. Such gifts were an integral part of (male) courtly culture.
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Document identity
localId
15729
label
Priming Flask
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
15729
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Priming Flask
description
This is for the finely ground priming powder that was added to the pan in the lock. This would have been appropriate as a gift for the owner of a wheel-lock pistol. Such gifts were an integral part of (male) courtly culture.
provenance
Escosura (?); Clements (?); Henry Griffith Keasbey, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, American Art Association, New York, December 5, 1924, no. 30; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1590-1620
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
flasks
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.6
height
6.2
dimensionsRaw
3 x 2 7/16 in. (7.6 x 6.2 cm)
Source extras
med
gilded copper alloy
creator_ids
6211
collection_ids
REN
BAR
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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5ca13d1c10afae24
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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8a0b78b7d433b5b4
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no
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no