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GVII-6

Object NameLog Cabin Flask
Made FromGlass
Date1860-1870
Place MadeUnited States
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeOverall H: 19.5 cm
Accession Number60.4.356
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless glass with smokey tinge; mold-blown; tooled lip, pontil mark. Obverse: in form of cabin with gable roof; tall door with latch; window with four panes at right; over door small four-paned window and similar window above the large window. Reverse: plain. Ends and roof: on one end "JACOB S/CABIN TONIC/BITTERS"; on the other end "LABORATORY/PHILADELPHIA". On front of roof "JACOB S/CABIN TONIC/BITTERS". On reverse of roof no inscription. Roof blocked into squares on each side except space where inscription occurs; beveled ends.
Provenance
Source McKearin Antiques
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