Flask thumbnail 1
On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Flask

ca. 1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mount: silver

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Mould-blown glass
Brief description
Flask, made in England, 1700.
Physical description
Mount: silver
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.8cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Thomas Burrowes 1700' (incised)
Gallery label
The silver mount inscribed 'Thomas Burrowes 1700'. A john Burroughs (no proven connection) was Master of the Glass Sellers' Company in 1681.
Other number
9004 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
C.34-1961

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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