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Object NameFlask
Maker
Kensington Glass Works
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1826
Place MadeUnited States
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeOverall H: 17.8 cm, W: 11.6 cm, D: Diam (max):
Accession Number60.4.94
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
American Historical Flasks
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionAquamarine glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark, 5-10% lead, probably accidental. Obverse: Lafayette, large bust in uniform, nearly full face. Reverse: American Eagle head turned to left; shield with eight vertical bars on breast, wings partly raised. Thunderbolt (four arrows) in left talons, olive branch in right. Eagle stands on oval frame with inner band of twenty-one medium-size pearls. Above eagle sun rays and "E. PLURIBUS UNUM: above rays. Inscription: "GENERAL LA FAYETTE" in semi-circle above bust; reverse - "T. W. D." in oval frame below eagle; on edges - "REPUBLICAN GRATITUDE" "KENSINGTON GLASS WORKS PHILADELPHIA". Edges: heavy vertical medial rib.Provenance
Source
McKearin Antiques
