GIV-24

Object NameMasonic/Eagle Flask

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1820-about 1830

Place MadeUnited States

TechniqueMold-blown

SizeH: 15.2 cm

Accession Number60.4.317

Curatorial Area(s)

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionOlive amber glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark. Obverse: pavement, columns and archway similar to GIV-23. Emblems within columns and archway differ slightly; blazing sun is larger and trowel and skull and crossbones show at left of column. The crescent moon and stars are smaller and the moon turns downward to right instead of upward to left; comet at right of column. Reverse: American Eagle, head turned to right; wings partly raised; eagle grasps large balls in talons. Above eagle plain ribbon; below eagle plain oval frame. Edges: smooth with single medial rib.
Provenance

Source McKearin Antiques