flask
Object NameFlask
Pattern Number
- GII-14
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1820-1839
Place MadeUnited States
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeOverall H: 13.5 cm, W: 8.6 cm, D: Diam (max):
Accession Number60.4.145
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionAquamarine glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark. Obverse: designs on oval panels; American Eagle, head turned to left; wings partly raised and left foreshortened; no shield on breast. No thunderbolt, olive branch in right talons and stem in left. Stem extends into oval frame; eagle stands on oval frame with no inner band of tiny pearls; ten tiny stars in semi-circle above eagle's head. Reverse: inverted cornucopia, coiled to left, similar to GII-11 except variation in produce. Edges: smooth.Provenance
Source
McKearin Antiques
