Powder Flask

before 1742

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Following his 1742 audience with Louis XV, the ambassador Mehmed Said Efendi presented the king with sumptuous arms and armor that reflected Ottoman imperial pride in the military arts. The gifts included this emerald-studded powder flask, worth eighteen thousand livres at the time, a velvet quiver, as well as a bejeweled saddle, harness, and set of gold stirrups.

Artwork Details

Overview

Exhibition History

Title: Powder Flask
Date: before 1742
Culture: Ottoman
Medium: Precious stones, diamonds, emeralds, rubies, brass, enamel, silver gilt
Dimensions: 11 13/16 × 5 1/2 in. (30 × 14 cm)
Classification: Arms and Armor
Credit Line: Musée de l’Armée, Paris (M 2349)
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts