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Flask, Powder
Flask, Powder
Flask, Powder

Flask, Powder

Object number1987.048.02
Date1850-1860
MediumBrass
Dimensions10 in. (25.4 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
    DescriptionHeavy weight brass powder flask. Finely detailed, high relief design of frontiersman holding a long dagger, on a charging horse closing in on a buffalo. A second frontiersman and buffalo in background. Band around center, neck of large lily leaves. Reversed panel of crossed percussion rifles, powder horn, hunting bag, etc. Marked "AM Flask & Cap Co." - RH 1054.
    Status
    Not on view