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Object NameWashington/Eagle Flask
Maker
Pittsburgh Glass Works
(f. 1883)
Maker
Frederick Lorenz Sr.
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1820-1835
Place MadeUnited States, PA, Pittsburgh
TechniqueBlown-molded
SizeOverall H: 17.1 cm
Accession Number60.4.8
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
American Historical Flasks
On ViewAmerican Gallery
Physical DescriptionLight green glass; blown-molded; plain lip, pontil mark on base. Obverse: three-quarter view of George Washington in uniform facing right; fuller faced and different arrangement of hair from any others. Reverse: American Eagle, head larger and turned to left; narrower shield with seven bars on breast; wings partly raised. Thunderbolt (three arrows) in its left talons. Eagle stands on oval frame with inner band of thirty tiny pearls. Inscription: "G. G. WASHINGTON." in semi-circle above bust. Letters large and widely spaced. Reverse--"PITTSBURGH" in semi-circle above eagle. "F. L." in oval frame beneath eagle. Edges: three vertical ribs.Provenance
Source
McKearin Antiques
- 1960
