The image shows a flask or powder horn with a bulbous, fluted body and a narrow neck. It is colored in primarily brass and bronze hues with a metal finish. Positioned centrally on a light beige background, it is oriented diagonally from the bottom left to the top right. Below the object is a label that reads "BROWN TOMPKINS."
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Powder Flask

Archie Thompson (American, 1886-1975)

1941

Medium
watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper
Classification
Index of American Design
Dimensions
overall: 46 x 35.7 cm (18 1/8 x 14 1/16 in.) ; Original IAD Object: 7" long; 2 1/4" wide
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Index of American Design
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed

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