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Flask with Spout

Datecirca 3rd–4th century

MediumGlass: free-blown and tooled with applied handle and spout

DimensionsH. 4 ½ in. (11.4 cm) x Max. Diam. 2 ½ in. (6.4 cm) x W. (including handle and spout) 4 in. (10.2 cm) x Diam. of rim 2 5/16 in. (5.6 cm)

ClassificationsGlass

Credit LineGift of Mr. George D. Pratt, courtesy of Mrs. Katherine Pendleton Arrington

Object numberG.50.8.19

On View

On view

ProvenanceGeorge D. Pratt, Glen Cove, NY (d.1935); given to Katherine Pendleton Arrington, Warrenton, NC, before 1935; given to North Carolina State Art Society, Raleigh, by 1938 (see file photo); on extended loan to the North Carolina Museum of Natural History, Raleigh, ca. 1938-ca.1956.Published ReferencesW. R. Valentiner, "Opening of Four New Galleries of Early Sculpture and Decorative Arts," North Carolina Museum of Art Bulletin 1, no. 2 (Summer 1957), group of donated objects mentioned 21-22.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement

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