id: 96632
accession number: 1916.37
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.37
updated: 2023-03-03 07:01:15.107000
Powder Flask with Standing figures of a Man and Woman, 1570. Germany, 16th century. Elk horn, steel mounts; overall: 23.4 x 11.8 cm (9 3/16 x 4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.37
title: Powder Flask with Standing figures of a Man and Woman
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creation date: 1570
creation date earliest: 1570
creation date latest: 1570
current location: 210A Armor Court
creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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culture: Germany, 16th century
technique: elk horn, steel mounts
department: Medieval Art
collection: MED - Arms & Armor
type: Arms and Armor
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CREATORS
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measurements: Overall: 23.4 x 11.8 cm (9 3/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: What in the World
opening date: 1960-03-01T05:00:00
What in the World. University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (organizer) (March 1-October 1, 1960).
title: European Arms and Armor from the Cleveland Museum of Art (Long-term Loan)
opening date: 1993-07-01T04:00:00
European Arms and Armor from the Cleveland Museum of Art (Long-term Loan). Birmingham Museum of Art (organizer) (July 1, 1993-July 1, 1995).
title: Armor Court Reinstallation
opening date: 1998-09-10T00:00:00
Armor Court Reinstallation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Frank Gair Macomber (1849-1941), Boston, MA, Sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: -1916
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1916-
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fun fact:
The year 1570 can be seen below the standing male and female who may represent the original owners.
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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.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Catalogue of Arms and Armour. Vol. 3, 16th century. [Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], [1900-1915].
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: No. (177) 181
url: https://archive.org/details/CatArmsArmour3_201602/page/n421
Gilchrist, Helen Ives. A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms & Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924.
page number: Mention: p. 154, F31
url: https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n226
Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
page number: p. 175, cat. no. 242
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Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page number: p. 195, cat. no. 247
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IMAGES
web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.37/1916.37_web.jpg
print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.37/1916.37_print.jpg
full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.37/1916.37_full.tif