flask

Object NamePocket Flask

Made FromGlass, Paint

Date1600-1699

TechniqueApplied, tooled, cold-painted, blown

SizeOverall H: 22.7 cm, W: 14.7 cm

Accession Number2009.3.93

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Physical DescriptionPocket Flask. Colorless, with grayish tinge. Blown; applied, tooled, cold-painted. Flat, ovoid body with conical neck and fire-polished rim; bottom extended off-center to point, with pontil mark on center. Applied wavy band on neck, and applied, tooled thread down each side of body, both in aqua blue glass. On front, at center, cold-painted image of Saint Nicholas of Bari in landscape framed by oval border of curls.
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