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Oil on canvas
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Ammunition flask
Object name
Ammunition flask
Date
1855-1870
Medium
Brass, leather, iron, glass
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 3 in. ( 22.9 x 7.6 cm )
Description
Brass, leather, iron, and glass ammunition flask; pear-shaped brass body with brown leather cover, and scew-in brass top with glass inset and cylindrical mouthpiece; stamped numbers on top.
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Buch
Object Number
1957.277n
Marks
stamped: top: "40/32"; "3..."
Gallery Label
According to accession records, this flask was used by the donor's father, Emilio Buch, while serving in the 2nd Battalion, Cazadores Voluntarios de Matanzas, as part of Spanish forces during the Cuban insurrection of 1867.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
