id:			96194
accession number:	1916.1906
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1906
updated:		2025-08-07 18:18:44.738000

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

* {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art (09/10/1998); "Armor Court Reinstallation"', 'opening_date': '1998-09-10T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat. #543
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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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