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Object NamePowder Flask

Maker Stebbins and Stebbins

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1824-1825

Place MadeUnited States

TechniqueMold-blown

SizeOverall H: 18.7 cm, W: 10.5 cm, D: Diam (max):

Accession Number60.4.81

Curatorial Area(s)

Exhibitions

Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: American History in Glass

American Fancy: Exuberance and Delight in the Arts, 1790-1840

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionOlive green glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark. Obverse: Lafayette, small profile facing right. Reverse: DeWitt Clinton, small profile facing right. Inscription: "LA FAYETTE" in semi-circle above bust; beneath bust horizontal bar and below "T.S."; reverse - "GE WITT CLINTON" in semi-circle above bust; "D" reversed; beneath in semi-circle "COVENTRY" and below "C-T". Edges: corrugated horizontally, corrugations extend around flask at base and juncture of neck and body.
Provenance

Source McKearin Antiques - 1960