University of Reading | Archive and Museum Database

Object number
53/396
Collection
Titus Barham Collection
Description
This shot flask, designed to hold gunpowder for a hunt, is pear shaped and made of metal covered with brown leather. It has a brass screw-in neck and a nozzle with a measuring device. It still contains some shot.
Physical description
1 shot flask: brass; leather
Object name
Flask, shot
Material
Metal, brass
Associated subject
HUNTING : shooting
Shooting
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_8862.tif - High resolution image