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Object NameFlask
Maker Baltimore Glass Works
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1829
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeH: 17.8 cm
Accession Number60.4.75
Curatorial Area(s)
Place Made
United States
Physical DescriptionAquamarine glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark. Obverse: Taylor, profile facing left, in uniform. Reverse: Washington Monument without statue, Baltimore. Inscription: "GEN TAYLOR." in semi-circle above bust; reverse - "FELLS POINT" in semi-circle above monument; "BALT" in straight line beneath monument. Edges: three vertical ribs, with heavy medial rib.
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Tamás Ábel
2017
GVI-5
Baltimore Glass Works
about 1846-about 1850
paperweight
about 1905-1910
perfume bottle
probably 1830-1850