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sprinkler flask

Object NameSprinkler

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1100-1299

TechniqueBlown

SizeOverall H: 12.2 cm, W: 7.8 cm; Rim Diam: 0.6 cm

Accession Number86.1.8

Credit LineBequest of the Estate of Martha J. Herpst

Curatorial Area(s)

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionAlmost colorless glass, but with bluish tinge; numerous bubbles; blown. Sprinkler: horizontal cross section of body is roughly oval, with long sides that are almost straight and rounded short sides. Rim plain, with flat top and narrow opening (D. 0.2 cm); neck cylindrical, widening as it descends, but with very shallow constriction at bottom; shoulder is flat, but has rounded edge; long sides of body are almost straight and tapering; short sides curve out, down, and in; one long side has irregular indentation, presumably unintended, below shoulder; base plain, with conical kick; no pontil mark.
Provenance

Source Estate of Martha J. Herpst - 1986-07-31