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Scroll flask

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Scroll flask by Louis Comfort Tiffany is a glass object with a pear-shaped body and a short neck. The body has a teardrop shape with the pointed end facing upwards. There are ridges and swirls on the surface. The glass is blue-gray in color. The background of the image is gray and white.

Artwork details

Date:
1840–50
Medium:
Free-blown molded gray glass
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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