GIV-35
Object NameMasonic/Ship Flask
Maker
Kensington Glass Works
Made FromGlass
Date1825
Place MadeUnited States
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeH: 16.5 cm
Accession Number60.4.327
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Masonic Symbols in American Decorative Arts
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionAquamarine glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark. Obverse: Masonic arch, pillars and pavement, twenty-two widely spaced bricks. Within arch "Farmer's Arms", sheaf of rye, pitchfork, rake, shovel, sickle, axe and scythe. Sheaf of rye, points to right instead of left. Beneath pavement elaborate scroll ornament; similar to GIV-32 except stones forming arch slightly larger and flatter. Reverse: full rigged frigate sailing to right, American flag at rear; waves beneath frigate and in semi-circle beneath "FRANKLIN". Edges: vertically ribbed - no inscription on edges.Provenance
Source
McKearin Antiques
