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On Display: House - Kershner Parlor
Bottle (Book flask)
1845-1860
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Possibly Vermont; Northeast; United States; North America
Materials
- Stoneware
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1967.1876
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1967.1876
Object Name
Bottle (Book flask)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Possibly Vermont; Northeast; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Alternatively, possibly Midwest. There were nineteenth-century Kentucky stoneware producers who may have made this flask.
Date
1845-1860
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Spine
Inscription: Stamped (impressed) "HISTORY/ OF/ BOURBON CO."
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Stoneware
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
7.3 (H) x 2.7 (W) x 5.3 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
18.542 (H) x 6.858 (W) x 13.462 (L)