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Pilgrim Flask

ca. 1540 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pilgrim flask with screw stopper and two handles in the form of coiled vine-branches with leaves.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Bottle
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Pilgrim flask with screw stopper and two handles in the form of coiled vine-branches with leaves, probably made in Urbino, 1540s
Physical description
Pilgrim flask with screw stopper and two handles in the form of coiled vine-branches with leaves.
Dimensions
  • Height: 34.5cm
  • Width: 20.5cm
Gallery label
(16/07/2008)
Bottle
Made in Italy
Tin-glazed earthenware

1802 & A-1855 Formerly Bernal Collection
Object history
Formerly Bernal Collection.
Production
Probably made in the workshop of Guido di Merlino
Bibliographic reference
Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977
Other number
830 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Accession number
1802&A-1855

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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