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flask

Object NameScent flask
Made Fromnon-lead glass,metal,cork
Date1860-1880
Place MadeItaly
Techniqueblown (lampworked ?)
SizeH: 1 1/2"
Accession Number62.3.117
Credit LineGift of Mr. George D. Macbeth
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionBlack, pink, "goldstone", blue, white, yellow non-lead glasses; blown (lampworked ?). Slender shape, with cylindrical neck, trailed white undulating thread near the top; tiny cork stopper, with metal (brass ?) cap, loop, and chain, attached to a wire around the base of the neck; sloping shoulders, sides tapered gently below, with trailed spiral of gold "aventurine" ("goldstone"), with three stylized pink roses and three flowers with five mottled blue and white petals and yellow centers; flat base.
Provenance
Source George D. Macbeth (1892-1968) - 1962
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