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James (1777-?) and Sarah Clark Tuttle (c. 1779-?)
1836
1937.1715
Gouache, watercolor, graphite, and black ink with selective glazing on ivory paper
Sitter: Sarah Clark Tuttle

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Figured flask: scroll pattern

Figured flask: scroll pattern
Object name 
Figured flask: scroll pattern
Date 
1920-1950
Medium 
Glass
Dimensions 
Overall: 7 x 5 x 2 in. ( 17.8 x 12.7 x 5.1 cm )
Description 
Amethyst blown three-mold glass figured flask with pear-shaped body with scroll patterning and two eight-pointed stars and pontil mark on base; reproduction of early eighteenth-century flask (see McKearin GIX-11).
Credit Line 
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number 
1953.356
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.