Flask
ca. 1670 (made)
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Pear-shaped silver-gilt flask embossed with cartouches of cherubs in the sea, with detachable stopper and cork (later) and detachable lid with swing handle.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silver-gilt |
| Brief description | Silver-gilt flask with stopper and lid, Danzig (modern Gdansk) or Konigsburg, ca. 1670. |
| Physical description | Pear-shaped silver-gilt flask embossed with cartouches of cherubs in the sea, with detachable stopper and cork (later) and detachable lid with swing handle. |
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| Gallery label | Silver Gallery:
This vessel has a screw-on stopper and was probably made for use on a journey. Many similar vessels were made in Hamburg and some were very large.(26/11/2002) |
| Credit line | Private Collection |
| Production | Danzig (modern Gdansk) or Königsberg (modern Kaliningrad); PHL, Unidentified |
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| Accession number | LOAN:MET ANON.14:1, 2-1977 |
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| Record created | February 19, 2004 |
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