flask

Object NameFlask

Pattern Number

GII-11

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1820-1839

TechniqueMold-blown

SizeOverall H: 13.9 cm, W: 8.5 cm, D: Diam (max):

Accession Number60.4.142

Curatorial Area(s)

Place Made

United States, Midwestern

Physical DescriptionYellow green glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark. Obverse: designs on oval panels; American Eagle, head turned to left; abnormally large beak; wings partly raised and left foreshortened. No shield on breast. Thunderbolt (three arrows) in left talons, olive branch in right. The stem of the branch extends down into the oval frame. Eagle stands on oval frame with inner band of eighteen tiny pearls. Eleven tiny stars in semi-circle above eagle. Reverse: inverted cornucopia, coiled to left and filled with produce; cornucopia has twelve ribs. Edges: horizontally beaded with vertical medial rib.
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