GI-69
Object NameFlask
Made FromGlass
Date1828
Place MadeUnited States
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeOverall H: 17.3 cm, W: 11.2 cm, D: Diam (max):
Accession Number60.4.71
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionLight green glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark. Obverse: Jackson on narrow oval panel, small profile, facing right. Bust within Masonic Arch, and modified fleur-de-lis beneath bust and below arch and pillars. Reverse: American Eagle head turned to left; shield with seven bars on breast; wings partly raised and left foreshortened. Thunderbolt (two arrows) in left talons, large olive branch in right. Seven five-pointed stars above eagle. Below olive branch six cannon balls. Inscription: "ANDREW JACKSON" in semi-circle around upper part of panel; reverse - "WHEELING." in semi-circle above upper part of panel; "KNOX & McKEE" in semi-circle around lower part of panel. Edges: smooth.Provenance
Source
McKearin Antiques
