Art Institute of Chicago
Cartridge Box
German, probably BrunswickLinkedCulture matchlcp-1df7f105a07b
- Date
- 1570/80
- Medium
- Steel, iron and wood
- Culture
- Brunswick
- Department
- Applied Arts of Europe
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 106427
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
To aid in loading pistols from horseback, a premeasured amount of black powder and a lead ball were prepared in cylindrical paper cartridges. This box suspended from the shooter’s belt and could contain four such cartridges. The shooter would tear the paper, pour the powder charge down the barrel, and tamp the bullet over the charge. Cartridge boxes were often ornamented with figures and coats of arms. This one is startlingly embossed with two lovers, a subject frequently associated with shooting in this period.
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- Credit line
- George F. Harding Collection
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- Object type
- AAT300036926
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