GII-67
Object NameEagle/Anchor Flask
Made FromGlass
Date1857-1863
Place MadeUnited States
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeH: 16 cm
Accession Number60.4.198
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionAquamarine glass; mold-blown; applied collar, plain base. Obverse: American Eagle, head turned to left, wings partly raised and left slightly foreshortened. Large shield with six bars on eagle's breast. Eagle stands on large laurel wreath. Above eagle nine five-pointed stars. Similar to GII-66 except slight variation in the laurel wreath. Reverse: large anchor, in diagonal position across flask; above anchor ribbon frame with inscription "NEW LONDON"; below anchor similar frame with inscription "GLASS WORKS". Similar to GII-66 except end of rope of anchor turns to right below anchor instead of left. Edges: smooth.Provenance
Source
McKearin Antiques
