GI-76
Object NameFlask
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1830-1849
Place MadeUnited States, Midwestern
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeOverall H: 15.7 cm, W: 10.7 cm, D: Diam (max):
Accession Number60.4.77
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
American Historical Flasks
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionYellow green glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark. Obverse: three-quarter view of Taylor facing left, head elongated, in uniform. Reverse: American Eagle, head turned to right; shield with five bars on breast; wings partly raised and right foreshortened. Thunderbolt (three arrows) in right talons. Ten large five-pointed stars in semi-circle above eagle. Eagle stands on oval frame with inner band of nineteen medium-size pearls. Short diagonal ribbing beneath frame. Inscription: "ROUGH AND READY." in semi-circle above bust. Edges: horizontal beading, no medial rib.Provenance
Source
McKearin Antiques
