flask

Object NameFlask

Maker Dyottville Glass Works

Maker Kensington Glass Works

Made FromGlass

Date1826-1830

Place MadeUnited States

Techniquemold-blown in a full-size mold

SizeH: 17.7 cm

Accession Number74.4.124

Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Jason Westerfield

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionAquamarine glass; mold-blown in a full-size mold. Flattened ovoid form; plain cylindrical neck, vertically ribbed edges; pontil mark; obverse: bust portrait of Washington in uniform facing left, inscribed "GENERAL WASHINGTON" around his head; reverse: eagle with shield on breast standing on an oval, inscribed "T.W.D." and "E. PLURIBUS UNUM" above eagle's head; shoulder inscribed "KENSINGTON GLASS WORKS PHILADELPHIA" and "ADAMS & JEFFERSON July 4 AD 1776".
Provenance

Source Estate of Mrs. Jason Westerfield