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Oval-shaped glass flask with a metal lip and screw cover lined with cork. The flask is covered with reed woven through wood splint standards. The weave stands out from the body to form pairs of small loops on either side of the flask, perhaps used to hold a string or leather carrying strap.
flasks (bottles)
reed (grass, material)
glass (material)
metal
cork (bark)
wood (plant material)
reed (grass, material)
Vessel
Bottle
Flask
Flask
Unknown
6 x 3 x 1 3/4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Estate of Edgar J. Rollins
1946.477C
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