flask
Object NameFlask
Pattern Number
- GII-13
Made FromGlass
Date1820-1839
Place MadeUnited States, Midwestern
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeOverall H: 13.6 cm, W: 8.7 cm, D: Diam (max):
Accession Number60.4.144
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
American Historical Flasks
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionAquamarine glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark. Obverse: American Eagle, head turned to left; abnormally large beak; wings partly raised and left slightly foreshortened. No shield on breast. Arrangement of feathers and tail entirely different from GII-11. Thunderbolt (four arrows) in its right talons, olive branch in left. Eagle above an oval frame broken at base of flask and containing inner band of ten large pearls. In large semi-circle surrounding eagle are eighteen stars, circular shape with indented points. Reverse: broader inverted cornucopia, coiled to left and filled with produce; cornucopia has seven ribs; produce quite different from GII-11. Edges: horizontally beaded with vertical medial rib.Provenance
Source
McKearin Antiques
