flask
Object NameFlask
Pattern Number
- GI-62
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1828
Place MadeUnited States
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeOverall H: 17.1 cm, W: 10.9 cm, D: Diam (max):
Accession Number60.4.65
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
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.Provenance
Source
McKearin Antiques
