GI-64
Object NameFlask
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1824-1839
Place MadeUnited States
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeOverall H: 17.5 cm, W: 11.1 cm, D: Diam (max):
Accession Number60.4.67
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
American Historical Flasks
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionLight green glass; mold-blown; saucer lip (which is unique), pontil mark. Obverse: Jackson, three-quarter view facing left, in uniform. 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, olive branch in left. Laurel branch in eagle's beak. Nine six-pointed stars above eagle. Eagle stands on oval frame with inner band of sixteen large pearls. Inscription: "GENERAL JACKSON" in semi-circle above bust. Edges: horizontal beading with vertical medial rib.Provenance
Source
McKearin Antiques
