Priming Flask, Powder Measure, and Suspension Cords
Unknown
late 18th–early 19th century · Silver, gold, steel, coral, textile · Arms and Armor
The tools and accessories necessary for firing and maintaining a firearm were often made of the same materials. These luxuriously decorated accessories originally accompanied coral-inlaid firearms. One of the silver-gilt mounts bears an Algerian hallmark, confirming its place of manufacture.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- late 18th–early 19th century
- Medium
- Silver, gold, steel, coral, textile
- Culture
- Algerian
- Department
- Arms and Armor
- Credit line
- Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
