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Bottle
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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
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.

