Powder Flask of Jacques de Silly (1513–1571)
The consummate works of an anonymous French artist, this flask and another in the Metropolitan Museum's collection (acc. no. 2014.191) are made of polished antler, and expertly carved at the front. Whereas one flask sports the heraldic arms and personal emblem of its noble owner, the other features a scene from the Old Testament, Samson’s victory over the giant Goliath. As is often the case, the metal mountings that would have capped the flasks’s extremities are now lost.
Artwork Details
- Title: Powder Flask of Jacques de Silly (1513–1571)
- Date: 1568
- Culture: French
- Medium: Antler
- Dimensions: L. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm); W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
- Classification: Firearms Accessories-Powder Horns
- Credit Line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
- Object Number: 14.25.1491
- Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor
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