GII-22
Object NameEagle/Lyre Flask
Made FromGlass
Date1850-1855
Place MadeUnited States, Midwestern
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeOverall H: 17.4 cm, W: 11.1 cm, D: Diam (max):
Accession Number60.4.154
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
American Historical Flasks
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionYellow green glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark. Obverse: designs on oval panels; American Eagle, head turned to left; wings raised and spread; shield with seven bars on breast. Extending from eagle's beak, ribbon in semi-circle over head. Above in two semi-circular rows fourteen four-pointed stars. Thunderbolt (three arrows) in eagle's left talons, olive branch in right. Oval frame beneath containing large elongated eight-pointed star. Reverse: large lyre and above in two semi-circular rows fourteen four-pointed stars. Inscription: "UNION" in ribbon over eagle's head and between two small pearls. Edges: corrugated horizontally with vertical medial rib.Provenance
Source
McKearin Antiques
