Devotional Flask with St. Nicolas of Bari

Object Name: 
Devotional Flask with St. Nicolas of Bari

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Object Name: 
Devotional Flask with St. Nicolas of Bari
Place Made: 
possibly Italy, Venice
Accession Number: 
2010.3.2
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 10.2 cm, W: 5.1 cm, D: 3.1 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
possibly 1600-1699
Credit Line: 
Gift of Sheldon Barr and Thomas Gardner
Primary Description: 
Colorless glass with brownish yellow tint, blown, tooled, applied. Flattened ovoid shape with flaring cylindrical neck/rim and bottom extended to point, the front cold-painted with the bust of Saint Nicholas. Pontil mark is off-center adjacent to the tip.

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Department: 
Early Modern
Provenance: 
Barr, Sheldon, Source
2010-03-15
Gardner, Tom, Source
2010-03-15
Color: 
colorless
Brownish-yellow tint
Technique: 
blown
tooling
applied
cold painting
Material: 
glass
enamel