GII-23

Object NameEagle/Rosette Flask

Made FromGlass

Date1835-1859

TechniqueMold-blown

SizeOverall H: 17.9 cm, W: 11.3 cm, D: Diam (max):

Accession Number60.4.155

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

American Historical Flasks

Place Made

United States, Midwestern

Physical DescriptionAquamarine glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark. Obverse: designs on oval panels; American Eagle similar to GII-22 but ribbon contains random ribbing instead of inscription. Similar oval frame with elongated eight-pointed star below eagle, and similar fourteen stars above eagle. Reverse: large conventionalized floral medallion and below oval frame containing elongated eight-pointed star. Edges: corrugated horizontally with vertical medial rib.
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