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Object NameFlask
Pattern Number
  • GII-43
Maker Kensington Glass Works
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1826-1828
Place MadeUnited States
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeOverall H: 14.5 cm, W: 9.5 cm, D: Diam (max):
Accession Number60.4.174
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
American Historical Flasks
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionAquamarine glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark, 5-10% lead, probably accidental. Obverse: designs on oval panels; American Eagle head erect and turned to right; large shield with six bars on breast. Thunderbolt (four arrows) in its right talons, large olive branch in left. Scattered sun rays around eagle's head. Eagle stands on oval frame with inner band of twenty-five small pearls. Reverse: cornucopia filled wit produce, narrow tip coiled to left. Inscription: "T.W.D." in oval frame below eagle. Edges: three vertical ribs, and with inscription "E PLURIBUS UNUM" "ONE OF MANY" "KENSINGTON GLASS WORKS PHILADELPHIA".
Provenance
Source McKearin Antiques
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about 1836-about 1840
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