flask
Object NamePerfume Flask
Maker
Glassworks of Bernard Perrot
Made FromGlass, Pewter
Date1675-1699
Place MadeFrance, Orléans
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeOverall H: 9.2 cm; Max Diam: 4.9 cm; Min Diam: 1.7 cm
Accession Number56.3.52
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome
On ViewChanging Exhibition Gallery
Physical DescriptionTransparent blue glass; wear marks; mold-blown. Very flat pear- shaped flask with pad base and short neck having a threaded pewter orifice with cap; on one side of body the three lilies and crown of the coat-of-arms of France, on the other side three heart-shaped motifs with three blossoms and one flower.Provenance
Source
M. C. Boucaud
500-599 or later
about 300-50 BCE
1850-1910