flask
Object NameFlask
Maker
Dyottville Glass Works
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1847-1848
Place MadeUnited States
Techniquemold-blown
SizeH: 17.5 cm
Accession Number73.4.3
Credit LineBequest of Bush Barnum
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionLight aquamarine glass; blown, mold-blown. Flattened elliptical shape; cylindrical neck; no collar; mold marks on sides and across flat base; obverse: profile of a man in uniform facing left, within an oval, inscribed "GEN. TAYLOR NEVER SURRENDERS" above profile: "DYOTTVILLE GLASS WORKS PHILADA" inscribed above oval frame; reverse: Washington wearing a toga or drape facing left, inscribed "THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY" above his head, within an oval frame enclosing the whole design; no pontil mark.Provenance
Source
Bush Barnum
