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GIV-14
GIV-14

GIV-14

Object NameMasonic/Eagle Flask
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1815-about 1830
Place MadeUnited States, New England
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeOverall H: 14.9 cm, W: 8.5 cm, D: Diam (max):
Accession Number60.4.307
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionLight green glass; mold-blown; tooled lip, pontil mark. Obverse: similar to GIV-13 except thirty-three bricks forming pavement. Masonic arch and pavement. Reverse: similar to GIV-13 except beaded oval frame below eagle contains large eight-pointed star similar to that on GIV-5. American Eagle. Edges: vertically ribbed.
Provenance
Source McKearin Antiques
GIV-13
about 1815-1817
GIV-15
New England Glass Company
1820-1829
GIV-5
about 1818-1825
GIV-20
about 1825-about 1830
GIV-6
about 1815-1825
GIV-39
about 1860