Flask
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureFrench
Date1750-1799
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm)
Base: 1 3/4 x 2 in. (4.4 x 5.1 cm)
Base: 1 3/4 x 2 in. (4.4 x 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Eugen Grabscheid
Object number57.37.9
Not on view
DescriptionOval flask of clear glass. Made with a hole in the center with applied threading on the neck. Bands of crimpted rigaree are up the side and around the front and back.Exhibition History"French Late 18th Century Glass," Corning Collection. Published ReferencesN. Hudson Moore, OLD GLASS, EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN, fig. 53, pg. 104-105, for similar "Pilgrim Bottle" French made at Clichy-la-Garenne, modeled on a Venetian style. Barrelet, LA VERRERIE EN FRANCE, pl. L.
