Belt Carrier with Powder Flask and Pouch for Chargers

early 17th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 375

This flask is of the type carried by the guard (Trabantenleibgarde) of the Elector of Saxony. Carved in relief with a pikeman dressed in early seventeenth-century costume, the boxwood flask retains its gilt bronze mountings as well as a velvet-covered chamois pouch, silk braided carrier, and belt hook. The pouch features three compartments for paper cartridges and additional pockets for bullets and buckshot.

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Title: Belt Carrier with Powder Flask and Pouch for Chargers
Date: early 17th century
Geography: Saxony
Culture: German, Saxony
Medium: Velvet, metallic thread, leather, boxwood, bronze, gold
Dimensions: L. 15 3/4 in. (40 cm)
Classification: Firearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers
Credit Line: Gift of Henry Walters, 1926
Object Number: 26.259.7
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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