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Description: | Circular brass flask with flattened sides and an oblong stand. Two curved handles on the shoulders. One projecting ring in the middle of the short neck; mouth has everted rim. On each side is a raised and slightly domed medallion. On the medallion, which has a stylised lotus flower at the centre, there is floral and vegetal engraved decoration with the background in black lac. The neck, handles and stand also have a black lac background. On the rest of the body the background of the floral and vegetal engraved decoration is in red lac.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn14317 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | enamelling brass pilgrim flasks | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-211189 | Go to resource |
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