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GIX-16
GIX-16

GIX-16

Object NameScroll Flask
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1845-1870
Techniquemold-blown
SizeH: 17 cm
Accession Number60.4.408
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionAquamarine glass; mold-blown; tooled lip, pontil mark. Obverse: large heart shaped frame containing elaborate scrolls and at top small five-pointed star; above in space formed by outer scrolls similar five-pointed star. Reverse: similar to obverse but upper star six-pointed. Edges: heavy vertical medial rib.
Provenance
Source McKearin Antiques
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