flask
Object NameFlask
Pattern Number
- GII-57
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1815-1825
Place MadeUnited States
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeOverall H: 18.9 cm, W: 10.1 cm, D: Diam (max):
Accession Number60.4.187
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
American Historical Flasks
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionLight olive amber glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark. Obverse: American Eagle, head held erect and turned to right; shield with six narrow bars on breast; wings partly raised. Thunderbolt (four arrows) in eagle's right talons, large olive branch in left. Thirteen small five-pointed stars above eagle. Eagle stands on oval frame; tassel-like ornaments hang from upper line of frame, lower part of frame is extended and looped to form a medallion containing square and compasses and other ornamentation. Reverse: large cornucopia coiled to left and filled with produce. Beneath, curved line with looped and scroll ends. Beneath line at each end of the scroll are two tiny ornaments. Inscription: "J.P.F." in oval frame beneath eagle; reverse - "CONN." enclosed in scroll ends. Edges: corrugated horizontally, corrugations extend around flask at base and juncture of neck and body.Provenance
Source
McKearin Antiques
