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Object NameFlask
Maker
Kensington Glass Works
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1824-1826
Place MadeUnited States
TechniqueMold-blown
Accession Number60.4.95
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionAquamarine glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark. Obverse: Lafayette, large bust in uniform, nearly full face. Reverse: American Eagle, head turned to left; shield with eight vertical bars on breast, wings partly raised. Thunderbolt (four arrows) in left talons, olive branch in right. Eagle stands on oval frame with inner band of twenty-one medium-size rays. Above eagle sun rays. Inscription: "GENERAL LA FAYETTE" in semi-circle above bust; reverse - "T. W. D." in oval frame below eagle; no inscription on edges. Edges: heavy vertical medial rib.Provenance
Former Collection
George S. McKearin
(b. 1874) - 1960
Source
McKearin Antiques
- 1960
