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flask

Object NameFlask
Made FromGlass
Date1825-1830
Place MadeUnited States
Techniquemold-blown in a full-size mold
SizeH: 9.5 cm
Accession Number74.4.128
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Jason Westerfield
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOlive-amber glass; mold-blown in a full-size mold. Flattened ovoid form; plain cylindrical neck; vertically ribbed edges; pontil mark; obverse: Masonic arch and pavement with sun, moon and stars above; seeing eye, square and compasses and radiant triangle within arch; trowel and skull and crossbones to left of arch; reverse: eagle with raised wings facing left, holding arrows and an olive branch in claws; banner above; oval below, inscribed "KEENE".
Provenance
Source Estate of Mrs. Jason Westerfield
GIV-35
Kensington Glass Works
1825
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Kensington Glass Works
about 1826-1828
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1995-1997
GIV-37
Kensington Glass Works
about 1822
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about 1825-about 1830
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