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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.
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96904
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Powder Flask
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96904
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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.
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c. 1620–50
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en
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Q60779771
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Arms and Armor
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1
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import
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Diameter: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.); Overall: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.)
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Germany
accession
1916.6
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walnut inlaid with ivory decoration; turned steel funnel with spring cap
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Powder Flask, c. 1620–50. Germany. Walnut inlaid with ivory decoration; turned steel funnel with spring cap; diameter: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.); overall: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.60
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MED - Arms & Armor
didYouKnow
Powder flasks could take a variety of forms and the materials of construction varied greatly; many survive because of their allure as fine decorative objects.
citations
citation
<em>Catalogue of Arms and Armour.</em> [Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], 1900.
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cat. #314
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. 156, F37; Reproduced: Plate XXXVI, F37
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. </em>[Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
page_number
Mention: p. 175, cat. no. 246; Reproduced: p. 146
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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. 256
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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2026-05-29 05:13:11.676000
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96904
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Medieval Art
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MED - Arms & Armor
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walnut inlaid with ivory decoration; turned steel funnel with spring cap
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