flask

Object NameFlask

Pattern Number

GI-62

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1828

TechniqueMold-blown

SizeOverall H: 17.1 cm, W: 10.9 cm, D: Diam (max):

Accession Number60.4.65

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

United States

Physical DescriptionLight green glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark. Obverse: three-quarter view of John Quincy Adams facing left. Reverse: American Eagle, head turned to right; shield with seven bars on breast; wings partly raised and right foreshortened. Thunderbolt (three arrows) in its right talons, large olive branch in left. Thirteen small five-pointed stars above eagle. Eagle stands on oval frame with inner band of sixteen pearls. Inscription: "JOHN Q. ADAMS" in semi-circle above bust; reverse - "J. T & Co" below the oval frame. Edges: horizontal beading with vertical medial rib.
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