GI-119
Object NameFlask with Columbia and the American Eagle
Maker
Union Glass Works
(1826-1842)
Made FromNon-lead glass
Dateabout 1826-1835
Place MadeUnited States, PA, Philadelphia
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeOverall H: 19 cm
Accession Number60.4.123
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
American Historical Flasks
Masterpieces of American Glass
On ViewAmerican Gallery
Physical DescriptionCobalt blue non-lead glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark. Obverse: Columbia with Liberty Cap facing left; thirteen small six-pointed stars surrounding bust, ten short graduated vertical ribs at bottom of flask. Reverse: large American Eagle, head turned to right; shield with ten vertical and two horizontal bars on breast, wings partly raised and right foreshortened. Thunderbolt (three arrows) with feathered ends showing in its right talons, olive branch in left. Ten short graduated vertical ribs at bottom of flask; similar to GI-117. Inscription: none. Edges: single broad vertical rib.Provenance
Source
McKearin Antiques
- 1960
