first half 16th century
Spain
Object qualities
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Objecttableware: Bottle
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumTin-glazed and luster-painted earthenware
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SizeOverall: 8 3/4 Г— 11 1/2 in. (22.2 Г— 29.2 cm)
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Geography details
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Country today
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Datefirst half 16th century
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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This bottle, possibly a version of the hanging leather pilgrim flask used during journeys, would have been used to cool wine in a larger container of water and, although few have survived, was presumably quite a commonly seen form at one time. The arms within a shield on the side are those of Enrique of Aragon-Segorbe, lord of Paterna, or of his son Alfonso, who succeeded him as lord of Paterna in 1516.