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On Display: House - Commons Room
Flask (Pocket bottle)
1775-1800
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Probably Staffordshire or Yorkshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.0654
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0654
Object Name
Flask (Pocket bottle)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Probably Staffordshire or Yorkshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1775-1800
Subject(s)
- Alcoholic beverage ware
- Military
- George Augustus Eliott
Materials
- Earthenware (creamware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
2.5 (H) x 3.5 (W) x 6.31 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
6.35 (H) x 8.89 (W) x 16.03 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Lewis, John & Lewis, Griselda. 1984 Pratt Ware: English and Scottish relief decorated and underglaze colored earthenware 1780-1840.
• Similar bottle and design source, engraving by S. W. Forbes, etc.: p. 164.