Powder Flask

c. 1940

Alf Bruseth

Associated Names
Alf Bruseth

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a large object resembling a vintage, ornately engraved leather gunpowder flask with a metal spout and dispenser at the top. The color palette includes warm browns of the leather with golden brass tones of the metal components, set against a plain light beige background. Positioned in the center, the narrow metal spout faces to the right of the image, while the rounded leather section with a loop is on the left side.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 26.2 x 34.8 cm (10 5/16 x 13 11/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 3 1/4" wide; 9 1/2" long

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.13331

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in watercolor: ALF BRUSETH

Wikidata ID

Q64534212

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