id: 96868
accession number: 1916.57
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.57
updated: 2025-02-08 22:28:00.975000
Powder Flask, c. 1620–1650. Germany. 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
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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
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culture: Germany
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
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measurements: Diameter: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.); Overall: 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.)
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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).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat. #275.
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RELATED WORKS
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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
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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. 255
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