Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Luce Center
Gemel flask
Object Number:
1937.1329
Date:
1830-1860
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 2 in. ( 21.6 x 8.9 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Colorless light green glass gemel flask formed from two flasks stuck together and necks pulled in opposite directions; flasks have short cylindrical necks, ovoid tapered bodies decorated with applied opaque white threads pulled up into a loop pattern and marvered, and a shared applied circular base with pontil mark.
Gallery Label:
Gemel bottles were made in England, Ireland, and America in the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
