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Flask

Dateca. 1829

Maker Vista Alegre

OriginEurope, Portugal, Ílhavo

MediumGlass

DimensionsOverall: 6 3/8 x 2 7/8 x 1 7/8in. (16.2 x 7.3 x 4.8cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase, The Friends of Colonial Williamsburg Collections Fund

Object number2016-122

DescriptionMold-blown flask, elongated oval flattened on both sides. Central panel of a bordered lattice with rows of dots, left and right, on one side. The reverse has a central panel of crosses, made up of diamonds, with panels of vines to either side.

Label TextShards of flasks in this exact pattern and shape were excavated from the site of the sites of the Prentis Store and the Virginia Gazette.