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| Keywords: German - Cartridge Box - Walters 51562.jpg Beginning in the 1500s pre-measured paper-wrapped charges were used by foot soldiers and cavalry They were carried in special water-resistant containers Boxes of this type were worn on the front of the thigh for easy access by a horseman reloading his wheel-lock firearm The embossed relief of two Turks fighting was created by the repoussé technique hammering from the back between 1570 1580 iron wood cm 13 5 accession number 51 562 7529 Clements Henry Griffith Keasbey New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Sale American Art Association New York December 5 1924 no 21 Henry Walters Baltimore 1924 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1924 place of origin Brunswick Germany Walters Art Museum license Baroque art in the Walters Art Museum Weapons in the Walters Art Museum German art in the Walters Art Museum Cavalry equipment Cartridge boxes historical Early Modern firearms | ||||
