GIX-12

Object NameScroll Flask

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1845-1870

Techniquemold-blown

SizeH: 17.7 cm

Accession Number60.4.403

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionBlack (dark olive green) glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark. Obverse: large heart shaped frame containing elaborate scrolls and at top eight-pointed star; above in space formed by outer scrolls six-pointed star; the sides of the upper pair of scrolls nearly touch at centre. Reverse: same as obverse. Edges: heavy vertical medial rib.
Provenance

Source McKearin Antiques