GI-82

Object NameFlask

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1825-about 1826

Place MadeUnited States

TechniqueMold-blown

SizeH: 15.5 cm

Accession Number60.4.84

Curatorial Area(s)

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionOlive green glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark. Obverse: Lafayette, small profile facing right; similar to GI-80. reverse: De Witt Clinton, small profile facing right; similar to GI-80. Inscription: "LA FAYETTE" in semi-circle above bust, no letters below; reverse - in semi-circle above bust "DE WITT CLINTON" and beneath bust "C-T". Edges: Corrugated horizontally, with corrugations extending around the base of the flask and two corrugations extending around the flask at the juncture of neck and body.
Provenance

Source McKearin Antiques