id:			96726
accession number:	1916.452
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.452
updated:		2025-08-07 18:21:47.380000

Powder Flask, c. 1570. Germany. Staghorn (two branches) carved with relief scene of Judith and Holofernes; mounts missing; overall: 15.9 x 12.1 cm (6 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.452

title:				Powder Flask
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creation date:			c. 1570
creation date earliest:		1565
creation date latest:		1575
current location:		210B Firearms
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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culture:	Germany
technique:	staghorn (two branches) carved with relief scene of Judith and Holofernes; mounts missing
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Arms & Armor
type:		Arms and Armor
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measurements: Overall: 15.9 x 12.1 cm (6 1/4 x 4 3/4 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. #334.
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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: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924.
	page number: 	Mention: p. 152, F25
	url:		https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n224

	Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
	page number: 	p. 175, cat. no. 247
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	Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms &amp; Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. </em>[Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
	page number: 	p. 195, cat. no. 248
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