Flagon
Flagon
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- Description
- Mallet-shaped flagon or pichet with double-acorn thumb piece and wedge extension burnt to the heart-shaped, pouted lid. Slightly flared, galleried rim; narrow, round shouldered body; and applied, tapered base. Two pairs of incised lines around rim, one faint pair at neck, and one single line immediately above base. Strap handle with stepped thumbrest and short terminal; short oval strut.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- measure
- date made
- after 1718
- ca 1750
- place made
- France: Île-de-France
- Physical Description
- pewter (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 6 7/8 in x 4 1/2 in x 3 3/8 in; 17.4625 cm x 11.43 cm x 8.5725 cm
- ID Number
- DL.67.0256
- catalog number
- 67.0256
- accession number
- 250853
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Constance Dwan Wylie (Walker Gill Wylie Collection)
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- Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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