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On Display: House - Pennsylvania Folk Art Room
Flask (Pocket bottle)
1797
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1965.2309
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1965.2309
Object Name
Flask (Pocket bottle)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Possibly Pennsylvania. Formerly catalogued as possibly the South. Provenance changed based on known purchase in PA and similarity of clays to PA earthenware.
Date
1797
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: Incised 1797
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Alcoholic beverage ware
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Sgraffito
- Hand modeled
Dimensions (inches)
3.031 (H) x 2.756 (W) x 5.906 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
7.7 (H) x 7 (W) x 15 (L)