id:			96194
accession number:	1916.1906
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1906
updated:		2022-10-28 20:20:30.401000

Powder Flask, c. 1580. Germany, late 16th Century. Staghorn (two branches) carved with relief, scene of David and Bathsheba; iron suspension loop; mounts missing; overall: 16.9 x 11.1 cm (6 5/8 x 4 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.1906

title:				Powder Flask
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creation date:			c. 1580
creation date earliest:		1575
creation date latest:		1585
current location:		210B Firearms
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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culture:	Germany, late 16th Century
technique:	staghorn (two branches) carved with relief, scene of David and Bathsheba; iron suspension loop; mounts missing
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Arms & Armor
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Overall: 16.9 x 11.1 cm (6 5/8 x 4 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Armor Court Reinstallation
	opening date:   1998-09-10T00:00:00
	<i>Armor Court Reinstallation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* The Cleveland Museum of Art (09/10/1998); "Armor Court Reinstallation"

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PROVENANCE

	Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat. #543
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wall 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 King David and Bathsheba derive from the Old Testament.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Gilchrist, Helen Ives. <em>A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms &amp; Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923</em>. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 153, F28
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n225

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