Primary Description:
Opaque white, colored enamel; blown, tooled, enameled, assembled; the ovoid flask is made of opaque white glass. It has two flat sides, which are decorated with enameling, and a (restored) conical metal closure. The image on either side is oriented vertically to the base of the object. One side depicts an English country scene of a rabbit hunt. Two horsemen are charging from the right across a field; one of them is blowing a hunting horn. They are accompanied by a pack of hounds chasing a rabbit, seen on the far left. The image is surrounded by a frame of purple scrolls, which incorporates a mask surrounded by rays above the riders, probably personifying the sun. The reverse side is enameled with a cartouche of purple scrolls enclosing the inscription "MAT.ew STUBS Esq. / 1757."