Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Flask, Powder |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.01256 |
Description |
The powder flask consists of very ornate brass with a stamped design of crossed rifles, fauna, accoutrements, and horn on the front. A rider and bull are stamped on the back. The flask has a rawhide leather sling. |
Dimensions |
W-5 L-9.5 inches |
Owned |
J. W. Davies (tentative); William W. Davies |
Provenance |
The powder flask came from the collection of J. W. Davies, who raised a company of sharpshooters detailed for special duty along the James River. His son William W. Davies was appointed as a messenger for President Davis. |
People |
Davies, John W. Davies, William W. |