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Object NameFlask

Pattern Number

GII-18

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1822-about 1838

TechniqueMold-blown

SizeOverall H: 14.7 cm, W: 9.2 cm, D: Diam (max):

Accession Number60.4.150

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Place Made

United States

Physical DescriptionAquamarine glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark. Obverse: designs on oval panels; large American Eagle, head erect and turned to right; wings partly raised and right foreshortened. Large shield with five vertical bars on breast. Thunderbolt (four arrows) in its right talons, large olive branch in left. Scattered sun rays surround eagle's head. Eagle stands on oval frame with inner band of beading not distinctly separated from line of frame. Reverse: cornucopia filled with produce, narrow tip coiled to left. Inscription: "ZANESVILLE" within oval frame; inscription is usually rather indistinct. Edges: three vertical ribs.
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