Production: Unknown
Powder flask. Horn and copper. Autumnus and Pomona, Bacchus and Ceres. The nozzle forms a measure of which the catch is in the form of a snake or dragon.
Method of acquisition: Given (1910-07-04) by Harris, Frederick Leverton
16th Century
Circa
1500
CE
-
1599
CE
Made from stags horn and decorated with classical scenes - on one side are Bacchus and Ceres and on the other, an amorous couple. The nozzle forms a measure of which the catch is in the form of a snake or dragon. It was quite common for firearms to be decorated with erotic scenes such as this - they were, after all, made for men!
Accession number: M.9-1910
Primary reference Number: 19629
Old object number: 164-1910
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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