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GIX-3

Object NameScroll Flask
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1845-1870
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeH: 21.5 cm
Accession Number60.4.390
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionLight green glass; mold-blown; plain lip, large circular pontil mark with brown residue. Obverse: large heart shaped frame containing elaborate scrolls and at top large six-pointed star; in space above frame where outer and edge ribs terminate, similar large six-pointed star; both stars slightly smaller than GIX-1 and scrolls in heart shape frame not as heavy. Reverse: same as obverse. Edges: heavy vertical medial rib.
Provenance
Source McKearin Antiques
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