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On Display: House - Stoneware Closet
Flask (Pig pocket bottle)
1850-1900
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Eastern; United States; North America
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.1792
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.1792
Object Name
Flask (Pig pocket bottle)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Eastern; United States; North America
Date
1850-1900
Subject(s)
- Alcoholic beverage ware
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Techniques
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
2 (H) x 6.125 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
5.08 (H) x 15.558 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Catalogue: Norman C. Heckler & Company Sale Catalogue. 03/07/2012 Norman C. Heckler & Company Sale Catalogue.
• Amber glass bottle of similar form: May 16-30, 2012 auction, lot 66, inscribed "Suffolk Bitters" and "Philbrook & Tucker/Boston," 1860-80 (See Registrar files.)