Collection Highlights
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"
Date:
1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Moore.1
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Powder flask
Object Number:
1946.90
Date:
1840-1870
Medium:
Brass, leather, iron, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 3 1/8 x 1 in. ( 22.9 x 7.9 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
stamped: mouthpiece: ; "1 1/4/1"
Description:
Brass, leather, iron, and cotton powder flask; pear-shaped with cylindrical mouthpiece at top of circular collar and hinged lever on side; stamped on both sides is hound walking through wooded background; stitched brown leather cover.
Credit Line:
Gift of Tilden Grover
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
