Gunpowder Flask
Maker and role
J.N.N. (French), Maker
Production date
Mid 19th Century
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Copper, brass, leather
Measurements
7 1/2" (19.1cm)
Description
The first metal powder flasks were made by French craftsmen in the late 1700s. Metal flask designs were soon copied by other European nations and the United States, but French flasks remained distinctive throughout the nineteenth century. French flasks tend to be more detailed than their English or American counterparts and use the metric system on their measuring devices. This flask was made by a Parisian artisan known only by his initials: J. N. N.
Gunpowder was sold in bulk and gunpowder flasks were used to carry gunpowder when out in the field.
Gunpowder was sold in bulk and gunpowder flasks were used to carry gunpowder when out in the field.
Object number
97.12.57
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