GIX-38
Object NameScroll Flask
Manufacturer
Bakewell, Page & Bakewells
(1827-1832)
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1830-1832
Place MadeUnited States, PA, Pittsburgh
Techniquemold-blown
SizeH: 15.2 cm
Accession Number60.4.429
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAmerican Gallery
Physical DescriptionAquamarine glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark. Obverse: a large conventionalized fleur-de-lis ornament enclosed within frame formed by two heavy curved ribs scrolled at the bottom, the frame open at top and bottom. Two similar ribs follow the lines of the flask, the outer two scrolled at the shoulder. The general effect is similar to the pint and quart scroll flasks but the arrangement of the heavy scrolls quite different; at the top between the two outer scrolls small eight-pointed flower motif instead of large star; also, a large pearl shaped ornament. Reverse: scroll frame containing letters "B P & B" instead of fleur-de-lis ornament, and two similar large pearl shaped ornaments; same stellar motif at top. Edges: heavy vertical medial rib.Provenance
Source
McKearin Antiques
