id: 96868 accession number: 1916.57 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.57 updated: 2023-08-23 18:14:35.022000 Powder Flask, c. 1620–1650. Germany, 17th century. Walnut inlaid with horn in concentric circles; turned bone funnel with brass spring cap; iron suspension loops; diameter: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.); overall: 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.57 title: Powder Flask title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1620–1650 creation date earliest: 1615 creation date latest: 1655 current location: 210A Armor Court creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance copyright: --- culture: Germany, 17th century technique: walnut inlaid with horn in concentric circles; turned bone funnel with brass spring cap; iron suspension loops department: Medieval Art collection: MED - Arms & Armor type: Arms and Armor find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Diameter: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.); Overall: 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS 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). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat. #275. date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: 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. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS 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. 158, F48 url: https://archive.org/details/SeveranceCollection1924/page/n232 Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998. page number: p. 175, cat. no. 244 url: Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007. page number: p. 195, cat. no. 255 url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.57/1916.57_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.57/1916.57_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.57/1916.57_full.tif