GIX-39
Object NameScroll Flask
Made FromGlass
Date1830-1840
Place MadeUnited States
Techniquemold-blown
SizeOverall H: 15.0 cm; Rim Diam: 2.9 cm; Foot Diam: 4.2 cm
Accession Number60.4.430
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionOpaque blue glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark. Obverse: a large conventionalized fleur-de-lis ornament enclosed within frame formed by two heavy curved ribs scrolled at the bottom, the frame open at top and bottom. Two similar ribs follow the lines of the flask, the outer two scrolled at the shoulder. The general effect is similar to the pint and quart scroll flasks but the arrangement of the heavy scrolls quite different; at the top between the two outer scrolls small eight-pointed flower motif instead of large star; also, a large pearl shaped ornament. Reverse: scroll frame containing letters "B P & B" instead of fleur-de-lis ornament, and two similar large pearl shaped ornaments; same stellar motif at top; circular base. Edges: heavy vertical medial rib.Provenance
Source
McKearin Antiques
