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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. During the 1500s, they were frequently decorated with images of famous historical figures. Here the figures of Judith and Holofernes derive from the Old Testament.
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96726
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Powder Flask
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96726
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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. During the 1500s, they were frequently decorated with images of famous historical figures. Here the figures of Judith and Holofernes derive from the Old Testament.
date
c. 1570
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q60778249
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Arms and Armor
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Overall: 15.9 x 12.1 cm (6 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
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Germany
accession
1916.452
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staghorn (two branches) carved with relief scene of Judith and Holofernes; mounts missing
tombstone
Powder Flask, c. 1570. Germany. Staghorn (two branches) carved with relief scene of Judith and Holofernes; mounts missing; overall: 15.9 x 12.1 cm (6 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.452
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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: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924.
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Mention: p. 152, F25
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
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p. 175, cat. no. 247
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. </em>[Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
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p. 195, cat. no. 248
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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2026-05-29 05:12:38.703000
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96726
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Medieval Art
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MED - Arms & Armor
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staghorn (two branches) carved with relief scene of Judith and Holofernes; mounts missing
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