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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:French
Title:Book form decanter set
Date Made:19th or 20th century
Type:Container
Materials:Leather and wood
Place Made:Europe; France
Measurements:overall: 6 3/4 in x 4 1/4 in x 5 3/4 in; 17.145 cm x 10.795 cm x 14.605 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK B.16.H.03.2
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
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SKINNER CATALOGUE: A travelling liquor set consisting of one blown glass bottle, pontil ground, with line and scroll gilt decorations at top and on stopple. Four plain cordial glasses. The case is five old French books, three glued together to form the case and two for the cover. The inside of the books is cut out to form the receptacle for the bottle and glasses, and has been recently lined with brown leather. There is no ring to the glasses, which coupled with the new appearance of the inside of the case and the high alcoholic content of the "cordial" in the bottle raises some doubts of the antiquity of the item. Case 6 3/4" x 4 1/4" x 5 3/4". Books: Le Meilleu, Histoire Eccles - Tom XXI, L'..ne..s Apostogio, Conference D'Angers - 10 - Etats Divers - 2, Apologi de la Religion - Tom 1. Cat. 7/15/1937.

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