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| Title | Cruet set, blind bottle |
| Artist | Artist Unknown (England) |
| Date | 1772-1773 |
| Institution | Minneapolis Institute of Arts |
| Location | Not on view. |
| Medium: | Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Metalwork | Silver, glass |
| Size: | 10 x 6 1/4 x 6 in. (25.4 x 15.88 x 15.24 cm) |
| Creation Place: | Europe, England, London |
| Culture: | Europe, England |
| Style: | 18th century |
| Inscriptions: | Marks; InscriptionOn the side of the stand, within an oval, is engraved an unidentified crest. MarksFully marked on underside of base. Maker's mark and lion passant on handle, on vinegar bottle, and inside on one of the frames. |
| Physical Description: | five bottle cruet set; cinquefoil body on scroll and volute feet; gallery around five compartments pierced with foliate scrolls; fluted and gadrooned lip; tall scroll and leaf handle; five cut bottles fitted with silver tops: 3 blind and 2 pierced; fully marked on underside of stand; maker's mark and lion passant on handle; 4 bottle tops unmarked; one with maker's mark and lion passant;.1ab blind bottle; ,2ab blind bottle; .3ab blind bottle; .4ab pierced bottle; .5ab pierced bottle; .6 stand |
| Credit: | Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Given in memory of Thomas L. Daniels by his famliy and friends |
| Accession Number: | 77.34.8.1 |
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| Added to Site: | February 28, 2009 |
