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1914.3.2

Flask for gunpowder, black textured leather with metal shield bearing dragon design. [LKG 28/8/2008]

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1914.3.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Flask for gunpowder, black textured leather with metal shield bearing dragon design. [LKG 28/8/2008]
Cultural groups
English
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source A.C. or C.A. Coventon
PRM source Charles Arthur Coventon
Date / Period
Date made: 1800-1850
Date collected
By 1914
Acquisition information
Donated: 1914
Materials and processes
Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Stitched
Dimensions
Width: max 80 mm, Length: max 218 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1914.3.2
Research and responses

It seems as if Coventon and his wife were both members of the Ashmolean Natural History Society of Oxfordshire. However in the roll of members of that society his name is given as CA Coventon [AP 31/10/2002]

Search terms: Firearm Weapon, Transport and Travel, Vessel, Measurement, Firearm Accessory, Carrying Device, Measuring Device, Ammunition Holder