Horn powder flask

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

Horn powder flask

Horn powder flask

Name/Title

Horn powder flask

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.531

Description

Large horn powder flask with attached leather lace for placing over the shoulder of the huntsman. The fixing for the leather thong is brass. The end of the flask is sealed with a wooden plug.

Category

Guns equipment

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Gordon Dempster

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Dimensions

Length

300 mm

Circumference

250 mm

Weight

394 g

Dimension Notes

Circumference at narrow end 130 mm

Material

Horn, Brass, Leather

Location

* Untyped Location

C4 3

Condition

Overall Condition

Good