Cleveland Museum of Art
Powder Flask with Standing figures of a Man and Woman
- Date
- 1570
- Medium
- elk horn, steel mounts
- Culture
- Germany
- Department
- Medieval Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
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. The year 1570 can be seen below the standing male and female who may represent the original owners.
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