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Pocket flask

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Seven glass bottles, titled "Pocket flask" and associated with an artist, are arranged horizontally. The bottles vary in size and color; from left to right, they are: dark amber with a narrow neck and bulbous body; bright yellow with a narrow neck and bulbous body; light yellow with a short neck and small bulbous body; dark brown with a diamond pattern; light brown with a diamond pattern; light green with a mottled pattern; and large pale green with a ribbed pattern. The background is white with a vignette effect, dark gray at the top.

Artwork details

Date:
1800–1860
Medium:
Blown pattern-molded glass
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 392 px
Museum record:
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