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Pocket flask

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Six glass bottles with rounded bodies and short narrow necks. The bottles vary in size. From left to right, the bottles are: a small brown bottle with a dimpled texture, a small yellowish-green bottle with a smooth texture, a medium-sized brown bottle with a dimpled texture, a large orange-brown bottle with a dimpled texture, a medium-sized dark brown bottle with a ribbed texture, a small yellowish-brown bottle with a ribbed texture. The background is white with a gradient that darkens to black at the top.

Artwork details

Date:
1800–1860
Medium:
Blown pattern-molded glass
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 395 px
Museum record:
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