What medium is "Canteen with twelve bottles, six glasses and one dish"?

Canteen with twelve bottles, six glasses and one dish is Glass, mahogany, brass.

Is "Canteen with twelve bottles, six glasses and one dish" in the public domain?

Yes, Canteen with twelve bottles, six glasses and one dish is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Canteen with twelve bottles, six glasses and one dish

Q: When was "Canteen with twelve bottles, six glasses and one dish" created?

This artwork was created late 18th century.

Unknown Artist

late 18th century

Medium

Glass, mahogany, brass

Dimensions

Overall: 9 × 15 × 11 in. (22.9 × 38.1 × 27.9 cm)

Classification

Glass

Culture

British

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Mrs. Maria P. James, 1911

Accession Number

11.60.143a–t

Art Historical Context

Step into the refined world of late 18th-century British domestic life with this exquisite *Canteen with twelve bottles, six glasses and one dish*. Crafted from sparkling glass, polished mahogany, and gleaming brass, this compact ensemble measures just 9 × 15 × 11 inches, making it perfectly portable for travel or elegant entertaining. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department (bequest of Mrs. Maria P. James, 1911), it exemplifies the era's masterful blend of functionality and luxury. During Britain's Georgian period, such canteens were covet...

Canteen with twelve bottles, six glasses and one dish

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