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flask

Object NameFlask
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1700-1750
Techniquemold-blown, threaded, combed; turned metal mount
SizeOverall H: 19 cm
Accession Number59.3.9
Credit LineGift of Ernest E. Kofler
Curatorial Area(s)
Place Made
France
Physical DescriptionTransparent dark blue, opaque white non-lead glasses; mold- blown, threaded, combed; turned metal mount. Tall, flat-sided form, of octagonal cross-section; rounded shoulders; short neck with flared rim, mounted with a pewter cap with short, threaded sleeve, and the loose, annular, threaded base of the cover; trailed white threads in four zones, trailed into a feathery pattern; concave base with rough pontil mark.
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