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Source 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.
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96868
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Powder Flask
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96868
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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.
date
c. 1620–1650
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en
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Q60779958
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Arms and Armor
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Diameter: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.); Overall: 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.)
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Germany
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1916.57
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walnut inlaid with horn in concentric circles; turned bone funnel with brass spring cap; iron suspension loops
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Powder Flask, c. 1620–1650. Germany. Walnut inlaid with horn in concentric circles; turned bone funnel with brass spring cap; iron suspension loops; diameter: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.); overall: 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.57
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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. 158, F48
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. 244
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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. 255
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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2026-05-29 05:13:03.335000
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96868
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Medieval Art
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MED - Arms & Armor
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walnut inlaid with horn in concentric circles; turned bone funnel with brass spring cap; iron suspension loops
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