Book Flask
Maker
Norton and Fenton
(American)
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Date1845-1855
Mediumflint enamel-glazed earthenware
Dimensionsoverall: 11 x 8 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (27.9 x 21 x 8.3 cm.)
DescriptionCeramic container, shaped as a book, with opening and cork, designed to hold potable liquids.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gail-Oxford Collection
Status
Not on viewObject number2017.5.83
Unknown, British, 18th Century
ca. 1750
Object number: 2017.5.91