Manna of Saint Nicholas of Bari

Object NameHoly Water Flask

Made FromGlass, Paint

Dateabout 1670-1729

Place MadeItaly, Venice

TechniqueFire-polished, applied, tooled, cold-painted

SizeOverall H: 22.5 cm, W: 15.5 cm, D: 4.1 cm

Accession Number51.3.238

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionHoly Water Flask, "Manna of Saint Nicholas of Bari". Pocket flask, colorless, with brownish tinge; translucent blue. 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.
Provenance

Source Parke-Bernet Galleries, NYC - 1951-05-02

Former Collection Russell C. Veit

Former Collection Maurice Bompard (French, b. 1857)

Former Collection Mrs. Russell C. Veit