GI-1
Object NameFlask
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1820-1835
Place MadeUnited States
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeOverall H: 17.9 cm, W: 10.9 cm, D: Diam (max):
Accession Number60.4.1
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
American Historical Flasks
On ViewAmerican Gallery
Physical DescriptionDeep green glass; blown-molded. Obverse: Large three-quarter view of Washington in uniform, facing left. Reverse: American eagle, head turned to right; shield with seven bars on breast; wings partly raised and right foreshortened. Thunderbolt (three arrows) in its right talons, olive branch in left. Laurel branch in eagle's beak, nine five-pointed stars in semi-circle above eagle. Eagle stand on oval frame with inner band of eighteen fairly large pearls. Only two leaves of the olive branch in left talons show clearly and the terminal leaf shows faintly on outer edge of wing. Neck and base: cylindrical neck and plain lip; pontil mark.Provenance
Source
McKearin Antiques
