GII-63
Object NameEagle Flask
Made FromGlass
Date1850-1869
Place MadeUnited States
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeOverall H: 15.7 cm, W: 8.1 cm, D: Diam (max):
Accession Number60.4.193
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionAmber glass; mold-blown; plain base, tooled lip. Obverse: large American Eagle, head turned to left; wings partly raised and left foreshortened. Large shield with six bars on eagle's breast. Eagle stands on wreath of laurel branches. Above eagle slightly curved line "LIBERTY". Similar to GII-62 except slight difference in eagle's legs and the laurel wreath. Reverse: inscription in five lines the first and third curved - "WILLINGTON/GLASS/Co/WEST WILLINGTON/CONN". Edges: smooth.Provenance
Source
McKearin Antiques
