^Lot 990245 Exceptional U.S. 1850 brass ~Peace~ powder flask marked

U.S. 1850 brass ~Peace~ powder flask marked ~BATTY, ADK, 1850~ on spout base, ~K~ on spout ferrule. _LENGTH 9 inches. Provenance: Property deaccessioned from the Centennial Museum at the University of Texas at El Paso to benefit the Museum Collections Fund. (Accession #54.22.3 and H1038 inked on spout ferrule) __Literature: Houze, Herbert G. THE SUMPTUOUS FLASKE: EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN DECORATED POWDER FLASKS OF THE 16TH TO THE 19TH CENTURIES. Cody, WY: Buffalo Bill Historical Center, 1989. pp.134-35.