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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Flask

1671 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Flask of earthenware stained brown and moulded in relief with coats of arms. Circular with four cord holders and a short neck. The arms of Guidobaldo, Cardinal Count von Thurn on the side with the date.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware moulded in relief
Brief description
Flask of earthenware stained brown and moulded in relief, made at Salzburg, dated 1671
Physical description
Flask of earthenware stained brown and moulded in relief with coats of arms. Circular with four cord holders and a short neck. The arms of Guidobaldo, Cardinal Count von Thurn on the side with the date.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 13.3cm
  • Width: 3.8cm
Gallery label
Flask with the arms of Guidobaldo, Cardinal Count von Thurn Made at Salzburg, Austria dated 1671 Earthenware moulded in relief C.40-1923 The Alfred Williams Hearn Gift(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Alfred Williams Hearn Gift
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.40-1923

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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