flask
Object NameFlask and Cap
Made Fromnon-lead glass
Date1800-1850
Place MadeCentral Europe
Techniqueblown ("half-post"), pattern-molded, turned mount
SizeH: 6 1/2"
Accession Number64.3.105
Credit LineGift of John H. Schuelein-Steel
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown ("half-post" method), pattern- molded; turned metal mount. (a) Flattened, ovoid form, the sides covered with a pattern of raised, rounded hobnails; the first gather ending at the base of a short, cylindrical neck; the rim mounted in a turned pewter cap, the threaded, cylindrical sleeve to fit (b); base with radial ribs and rough pontil mark. (b) Short, cylindrical form with rim molded in a band of tiny raised circles; the lower rim stepped; threaded inside to fit the threaded sleeve on (a).Provenance
Source
John H. Schuelein-Steel
