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flask

Object NameFlask
Pattern Number
  • GI-101
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1850-1859
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeH: 25.8 cm
Accession Number60.4.106
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: American History in Glass
Place Made
United States
Physical DescriptionPale aquamarine glass; mold-blown; broad collar, pontil mark. Obverse: Jenny Lind, three-quarter view, turned to left, wearing broad plain bertha. Large wreath encircling bust. Reverse: view of Glass House similar to GI-99. Inscription: "JENNY LIND" above bust and wreath; reverse - "MILLFORA.G. WORK'S." above glass house. Edges: smooth.
Provenance
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wall mirror
Court Glasshouse
about 1580-1595
Matchables
Corning Inc.
Vizner Collection
František Vízner
2010
scientific instrument
Corning Inc.
probably 1970-1989