Powder Flask

Silversmith Jeremias Ritter German

ca. 1610

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 375

The horn is carved with a figure of Saint Hubert, patron of hunters.

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Title: Powder Flask
Silversmith: Jeremias Ritter (German, recorded 1605–46)
Date: ca. 1610
Geography: Nuremberg
Culture: German, Nuremberg
Medium: Staghorn, silver, gold
Dimensions: L. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); W. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Classification: Firearms Accessories-Powder Horns
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1929
Object Number: 29.170
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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