Flask (Pilgrim's Bottle)
ca. 1550 (made)
| Place of origin |
Mount: French pewter mid-16th century, T. North. Mounts very doubtful - made of old and new bits of pewter, R Liefkes.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | semi-opaque blue glass, pewter mounts, decorated with an enamel disc |
| Brief description | Flask (pilgrim's bottle), France, , 1500-1600, 5700-1859 . |
| Physical description | Mount: French pewter mid-16th century, T. North. Mounts very doubtful - made of old and new bits of pewter, R Liefkes. |
| Dimensions |
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| Styles | |
| Marks and inscriptions | PAR... (on the enamel roundel) |
| Gallery label | On the side is a helmeted head in Limoges enamel, by Pierre Raymond |
| Object history | Purchased from the Soulages Collection |
| Production | A bottle of pale-blue glass of somewhat similar shape, found in a bog near Killamy, Ireland, now in theNational museum of Ireland (photo in dept). There is also a similar flask in the Louvre. |
| Other number | 6255 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 5700-1859 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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