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Flask for etherial oils
Glass maker: Unidentified glasshouse (Probably)
Pale yellowish-green glass with embaddedvertical opaque white threads, and dark blue glass finial
History note: Purchased from Howard Phillips, March 1988; Sir Ivor and Lady Batchlor, St Andrew's Fife; Sir Ivor died on 24 April 2005; ; Sir Ivor died on 24 April 2005; on loan since 2006 (Syndicate of 30 January)
Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest through The Art Fund
Height: 16.9 cm
Width: 9.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2015-04-27) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady
17th Century#
Circa
1600
CE
-
1699
CE
The yellowish-green tone of the glass may indicate that this flask was made in Spain rather than Italy. This form, which is closed except for a small hole in the end of the spout, was used to store liquids which tended to evaporate. A small cover would have been tied over the end of the spout.
yellowish-green, white and blue Glass
Accession number: C.217-2015
Primary reference Number: 206942
Old object number: 68
Entry form number: 648
Old loan number: AAL.219-2006
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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