Flask

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Object Name: 
Flask
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States
Accession Number: 
95.4.243
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1770-about 1773
Credit Line: 
Bequest of the Estate of Martha J. Herpst
Primary Description: 
Amethyst non-lead glass; mold-blown. Ovoid shape patterned in a mold with an allover pattern of diamonds; twelve diamonds per horizontal row; round base with a molded six petal design and rough pontil mark.

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Department: 
Early Modern
Provenance: 
Herpst Estate, Martha J., Source
Color: 
amethyst
Technique: 
mold-blown