Wear to silver
The flask is made from chiselled iron, and is silvered on the relief decoration. It is of a flattened pear shape with a projecting ring round the mouth, and a stopper with a rounded cylindrical lower part seperated by a projecting ring from the trefid shaped upper part. It is decorated on one side with a putto beside a fire and enclosed by scrollwork; on the other side there are two exotic birds and an owl amid symmetrical scrollwork. One side of the stopper is decorated with a male mask surrounded by scrolls, the other with an animal's mask and scrolls.
Given by Miss E. Rothwell in memory of the late W. E. Miller, F.S.A.
Height: 11.6 cm
Width: 5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given by Rothwell, E., Miss
Accession number: M.34-1940
Primary reference Number: 201754
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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