GI-92

Object NameFlask

Maker Virginia Green Glass Works

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1824

TechniqueMold-blown

SizeOverall H: 17.5 cm, W: 11.2 cm, D: Diam (max):

Accession Number60.4.96

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Place Made

United States

Physical DescriptionGreen glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark. Obverse: Lafayette, small profile in uniform facing right; bust is within Masonic Arch and Pillars and modified fleur-de-lis below. Reverse: American Eagle, head turned to left; shield with seven vertical bars on breast; wings partly raised and left foreshortened. Thunderbolt (two arrows) in left talons, large olive branch in right. Six cannon balls below olive branch. Above eagle seven five-pointed stars. Inscription: "GE L LA FAYETTE" in semi-circle around lower part of panel; the "N" is reverse; reverse - "WHEELING" in semi-circle above upper part of panel and "KNOX & M KEE" in semi-circle around lower part of panel. Edges: smooth.
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