Flask
15th century or 16th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Buff earthenware with decoration of a bearded face in relief and partly covered with a green glaze. French, 15th or 16th century.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Brief description | Buff earthenware with decoration of a bearded face in relief and partly covered with a green glaze. French, 15th or 16th century. |
| Gallery label | Bearded face drinking flask, possibly Paris region, 1400-1600(2010 (TAB)) |
| Credit line | Given by J. H. Fitzhenry |
| Object history | Found in the moat at Illiers, near Chartres, in 1870/ Given by J.H. Fitzhenry RD: Buff-coloured earthenware, rudely modelled in the front, which is covered with a green glaze, in the form of a bearded human face. Found in the moat of the town of Illiers, near Chartres, in 1870. French, 15th or 16th century. In the form of a triangular bag with face on the front, three small bosses on the lower edge, a flanged tubular orifice on the top, and a flat loop handle at the back. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.684-1909 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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