Flask
MakerMade by
Unknown
Date1815-1840
MediumMold-formed redware with a brown lead glaze and black decoration
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 6 1/2 x 1 3/8in. (16.5 x 3.5cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineBequest of George Dudley Seymour
DescriptionOval redware flask with a dark brown lead glaze and two patches of manganese black decoration. The flask consists of a flat, oval base that rises to two flat sides and two swelled sides, a narrow neck, and a flared rim. The interior and exterior are glazed, with the exception of the bottom inch of the exterior, which is unglazed. The remnants of a cork are located inside the flask. There are two small chips in the rim and many light scratches in the glaze on the exterior of the flask.
Object number1945.1.1342
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