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Collection Online as of December 24, 2025

Powder Flask

c. 1675–1725

Transylvanian, late 17th-early 18th century

staghorn (two branches) with incised and painted geometric decoration; mounts missing
Overall: 29.9 x 21 cm (11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.667
Location: Not on view
  • Frank Gair Macomber; Boston; cat.# 336.
  • Gilchrist, Helen Ives. A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms & Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924. Mention: p. 153, F26 archive.org
    Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998. p. 175, cat. no. 249
    Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007. p. 195, cat. no. 258
  • Armor Court Reinstallation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
    The Cleveland Museum of Art (09/10/1998); "Armor Court Reinstallation"
  • {{cite web|title=Powder Flask|url=false|author=|year=c. 1675–1725|access-date=24 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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