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Object NameFooted Flask with Stopper
Made Fromglass, cork, copper
Date1900-1925
Place MadeNorthern Europe; probably Belgium
Techniqueblown, acid-etched, cut
SizeH: 19.3 cm, W: 6.9 cm
Accession Number67.3.63
Credit LineGift of The Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, acid-etched, cut. (a) Flattened ovoid form, with short neck, polished flat rim; circular body, with acid-etched ring of fruiting vine, inscribed in the center "Aqua vitae"; short exaggerated inverted baluster stem; domed foot (no pontil mark). (b) Tapered cork, topped by a two centimes copper coin of Leopold I of Belgium, dated "1859"; pierced by a metal pin, with loose copper wire ring on top, small brass washer underneath.
Provenance
Source Honorable Amory Houghton Jr. (American, 1926-2020)
Source Laura Houghton

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