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Powder Flask
The coarse powder for the charge that propels the bullet was carried in a larger flask, and finer priming powder, in a smaller one. Leather was saturated with water to make it malleable for shaping, for example, on a mold. After it dried, it could also be embossed or carved.
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.
Clements; Henry Griffith Keasbey, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, American Art Association, New York, December 5, 1924, no. 20; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Italy (Place of Origin)
Measurements
8 7/16 x 6 5/16 in. (21.5 x 16 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.
51.559