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Powder Flask
The coarse powder for the charge that propels the bullet was carried in a large flask, and priming powder, in a smaller one. The leather was saturated with water so that it could be shaped on a mold.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Londesborough; Londesborough Sale, Christie's, London, 1888, no. 114 (?); Clements [date and mode of acquisition unknown] (?); Henry Griffith Keasbey, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, American Art Association, New York, December 5, 1924, no. 24; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Italy (Place of Origin)
Measurements
6 1/4 x 5 1/16 in. (15.9 x 12.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1924
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.592