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| Keywords: German - Priming Flask - Walters 51557.jpg This is for the finely ground priming powder that was added to the pan in the lock This would have been appropriate as a gift for the owner of a wheel-lock pistol Such gifts were an integral part of male courtly culture between 1590 1600 gilded copper alloy cm 8 5 6 9 accession number 51 557 16825 Henry Griffith Keasbey New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Sale American Art Association New York December 5 1924 no 32 Henry Walters Baltimore 1924 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1924 place of origin Nuremberg 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 Gunpowder flasks | ||||
