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Maker: Unknown
Circular powder flask inlaid with brass and ivory.
History note: James Stewart Henderson, 'Abbotsford', Downs Road, St Helen's Park, Hastings, Sussex.
J. S. Henderson Bequest
Height: 15.2 cm
Length: 13.5 cm
Width: 4.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933-03-16) by Henderson, James Stewart
17th Century, Early#
Circa
1600
CE
-
1620
CE
This flask would have been filled with gunpowder which was then dispensed into the barrel of a firearm by pressing down on the lever on the side which opened the end of the nozzle.
Inlay
composed of
ivory
brass (alloy)
Decoration
Accession number: HEN.M.452-1933
Primary reference Number: 19655
Old object number: B41
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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