Powder Flask

Joseph Cano Spanish

ca. 1740–50

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 375

Cano worked for the Spanish kings Felipe V and Ferdinand VI. He was appointed royal gunsmith in 1749.

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Title: Powder Flask
Maker: Joseph Cano (Spanish, Madrid, documented 1733–died 1751)
Date: ca. 1740–50
Geography: Madrid
Culture: Spanish, Madrid
Medium: Tortoiseshell, steel, gold
Dimensions: L. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
Classification: Firearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers
Credit Line: Gift of Charles M. Schott Jr., 1917
Object Number: 19.53.87
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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