GII-21
Object NameEagle Flask
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1859-about 1870
Place MadeUnited States, Midwestern
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeOverall H: 20 cm, W: 10.4 cm, D: Diam (max):
Accession Number60.4.153
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionLight yellow green glass; mold-blown; plain lip with laid-on ring, smooth with circular depression. Obverse: American Eagle, head erect and turned to right; wings partly raised. Large shield with six vertical bars and seventeen tiny stars on breast. Tall feathers extend straight down below shield and thunderbolt (three arrows) in its right talons, olive branch in left. Eleven small five-pointed stars in semi-circle above eagle, and two additional stars, one on either side of eagle. Reverse: figure of prospector, staff in left hand, pack over right shoulder, walking to left. Inscription: "MY COUNTRY" slightly curved below eagle; reverse - "FOR PIKES PEAK" above prospector in semi-circle. Edges: smooth.Provenance
Source
McKearin Antiques
