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Object NameFlask
Pattern Number
  • GI-6
Maker John Robinson
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1824-about 1828
Place MadeUnited States
TechniqueBlown-molded
SizeOverall H: 16.8 cm, W: 11.2 cm, D: Diam (max):
Accession Number60.4.6
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless glass; blown-molded; plain lip, pontil mark on base. Obverse: 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; laurel branch in beak. Thunderbolt (three arrows) in its right talons, olive branch in left; nine six-pointed stars above eagle. Eagle stands on oval frame with inner band of sixteen fairly large pearls. Inscription: "GENERAL WASHINGTON". Similar to GI-1. Reverse-- "J. R." in oval frame beneath eagle. "LAIRD. SC. PITT." beneath oval frame. Edges: horizontal beading with vertical medial rib.
Provenance
Source McKearin Antiques
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