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Object NameWhisky Jug with Locking Stopper
Maker King, Son & Co.
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1891
Place MadeUnited States, PA, Pittsburgh
Techniquepressed
SizeH(with lock): 21.6 cm, (with stopper0: 20.2 cm, (without stopper): 19.5 cm, D(max): 12.7 cm
Accession Number74.4.114
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical Description(a) Colorless, non-lead glass; pressed. Nearly globular body; pattern on shoulder and neck of scallops, diamonds and circles; ribbed pattern on neck; neck ground on inside; thick collar with metal rim; body engraved with "C. M. Finch"; heavy applied solid handle; round flat base, slightly indented in center; (b) pressed, flat-top stopper which does not fit well; brass lock top with "pat. APPD FOR".
Provenance
Source Allan J. Hodges - 1974-05-17
fragment
800-999
flask
1-99
flask
1380-1360 BCE
fragment
(a) 900-1199; (b) 800-999
vase
Nanny Still
designed in 1964
amphoriskos
1975-2010