GI-66
Object NameFlask
Maker
Stourbridge Flint Glass Works
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1824-about 1828
Place MadeUnited States
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeOverall H: 16 cm, W: 11.2 cm, D: Diam (max):
Accession Number60.4.69
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionAlmost colorless, slightly purple glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark. Obverse: Jackson, three-quarter view, facing left in uniform. Similar to GI-64. Reverse: American Eagle, head turned to right; shield with seven bars on breast, wings partly raised and right foreshortened. Thunderbolt (three arrows) in its right talons, olive branch in left. Laurel branch in eagle's beak. Nine six-pointed stars above eagle. Eagle stands on oval frame with inner band of sixteen large pearls. Similar to GI-64. Inscription: "GENERAL JACKSON" in semi-circle above eagle; reverse - "J. R." in oval frame below eagle; "LAIRD. SC. PITT." in semi-circle below oval frame. Edges: horizontal beading with vertical medial rib.Provenance
Source
McKearin Antiques
