Bottle
18th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
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.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Enamelled glass, with pewter mount |
| Brief description | Bottle, Central Europe, 1700-99 |
| Physical description | Blue glass |
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| Summary | 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. |
| Bibliographic reference | See Catalogue of Ornamental Art at Marlborough House,1853 |
| Other number | 8653 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 67-1853 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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