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Source Description
This bullet mold is associated with the so called "Turkish Hunting Set," and fits into a velvet compartment in the large Parisian Devisme case (Walters 64.165). Overall, the gilded steel bullet mold is ornamented with foliate scrollwork and tiny dots. The bullet was made by packing the bullet powder into the recesses of the mold and pressing together. The desired result would be a small ball bullet about the size of a .58 caliber, which is similar to the measurements on the powder flasks (Walters 51.83) but differs from the caliber of the associated Ottoman gun (Walters 51.84) of the "Turkish Hunting Set."
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Document identity
localId
5873
label
Bullet Mold
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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Source metadata
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5873
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Bullet Mold
description
This bullet mold is associated with the so called "Turkish Hunting Set," and fits into a velvet compartment in the large Parisian Devisme case (Walters 64.165). Overall, the gilded steel bullet mold is ornamented with foliate scrollwork and tiny dots. The bullet was made by packing the bullet powder into the recesses of the mold and pressing together. The desired result would be a small ball bullet about the size of a .58 caliber, which is similar to the measurements on the powder flasks (Walters 51.83) but differs from the caliber of the associated Ottoman gun (Walters 51.84) of the "Turkish Hunting Set."
provenance
Robert S. Pardo, Istanbul; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1903; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
bullet molds
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
16.6
height
4.7
depth
2.3
dimensionsRaw
Bullet mold closed L: 6 9/16 × W: 1 7/8 × D: 7/8 in. (16.6 × 4.7 × 2.3 cm); Bullet mold fully open W: 6 1/4 in (15.8 cm)
Source extras
med
gilded steel
creator_ids
6229
collection_ids
ISL
exhibition_ids
3334
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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2
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photo
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01cd24425ab20684
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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