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Bottle

Bottle

  • Place of origin:

    Europe (central, made)

  • Date:

    18th century (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Enamelled glass, with pewter mount

  • Museum number:

    67-1853

  • Gallery location:

    Glass, room 131, case 13, shelf 3

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Brightly enamelled flasks and beakers, crudely decorated with a range of simple, repetitive motifs, were extremely popular in Central Europe during the 18th century. Flasks with pewter mounts and screw-top stoppers were used to hold schnapps, the local type of flavoured gin.

Physical description

Blue glass

Place of Origin

Europe (central, made)

Date

18th century (made)

Artist/maker

unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Enamelled glass, with pewter mount

Dimensions

Height: 15.9 cm, Width: 8.6 cm maximum

Descriptive line

Bottle, Central Europe, , 1700-1799, 67-1853 .

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

See Catalogue of Ornamental Art at Marlborough House,1853

Categories

Glass

Collection code

CER

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