Pilgrim flask, ca. 1500–1525, Italian (Venice), Colorless (slightly tan) nonlead glass. Blown, enameled, gilt., H. 12 3/8 in. (31.4cm), Glass, Italian , Venetian, early 16th century, Known in Venice as inghistere fracade ('flat-sided bottles'), pilgrim flasks drew on Islamic models not only for their shape but also for foliate and floral patterns. In both the Islamic world and Renaissance Venice, pilgrim flasks were often made in pairs to celebrate marriages
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Pilgrim flask, ca, 1500–1525, Italian, Venice, Colorless, slightly tan, nonlead glass, Blown, enameled, gilt, H, 12 3/8, 31.4cm, Glass, Venetian, early 16th century, inghistere fracade, flat-sided bottles, pilgrim flasks drew, Islamic models, shape, foliate, floral patterns, world, Renaissance Venice, flasks, pairs, celebrate marriages
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