GV-8

Object NameRailroad/Eagle Flask

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1820-1839

TechniqueMold-blown

SizeOverall H: 17.2 cm, W: 11.4 cm, D: Diam (max):

Accession Number60.4.341

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Place Made

United States

Physical DescriptionOlive amber glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark. Obverse: designs on oval panels; horse and cart on rail with inscription "SUCCESS TO THE RAILROAD"; similar to GV-3 but the letters are more delicate in modeling and slightly smaller. The placement of the inscription relative to the horse and cart is different; also the panels in wagon box are plain. Reverse: large American Eagle lengthwise, head turned to left; wings partly raised and spread; shield with seven vertical and two horizontal bars on breast. Thunderbolt (three arrows) in eagle's left talons, olive branch in right. Eagle in high relief; seventeen large five-pointed stars surround eagle. Edges: vertically ribbed, heavy medial rib.
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