GX-20
Object NameFlask with Steamboat
Manufacturer
Bakewell, Page & Bakewell
(September 1, 1813-1814; December 19, 1815-1819; 1820-1827)
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1824
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeOverall H: 17.5 cm
Accession Number60.4.462
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
American Historical Flasks
Interpretive NotesThe inscriptions on this flask refer to the tariff system. Tariffs protected American manufactured goods. Henry Clay, the author of this system, ran for president in 1824.
United States, PA, Pittsburgh
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