flask

Object NameFlask

Pattern Number

GII-44

Maker Kensington Glass Works

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1824-about 1826

Place MadeUnited States

TechniqueMold-blown

SizeOverall H: 14 cm, W: 9.5 cm, D: Diam (max):

Accession Number60.4.175

Curatorial Area(s)

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionAquamarine glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark, non-lead. Obverse: designs on oval panels; American Eagle head erect and turned to right; large shield with six bars on breast. Thunderbolt (four arrows) in its right talons, large olive branch in left. Scattered sun rays around eagle's head. Eagle stands on oval frame with inner band of twenty-five small pearls; similar to GII-43. Reverse: cornucopia filled with produce, narrow tip coiled to left; similar to GII-43. Inscription: "T.W.D" in oval frame below eagle. Edges: vertically ribbed but without any inscription.
Provenance

Source McKearin Antiques