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Object NameLog Cabin Flask
Made FromGlass
Date1930-1939
Place MadeUnited States
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeH: 20 cm
Accession Number60.4.357
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionAmber glass; mold-blown; applied broad collar, circular depression in base. Obverse: in form of cabin with gable roof; tall door with latch; window with four panes at right; over door small four-paned window and similar window above the large window. Reverse: plain. Ends and roof: on one end "E. G. BOOZ'S/OLD CABIN/WHISKEY"; on other end "120 WALNUT ST/PHILADELPHIA". Roof over obverse "E. G. BOOZ'S/OLD CABIN/WHISKEY"; reverse roof "1840". That part of roof on each side which does not contain the inscription in marked off by squares; beveled ends.
Provenance
Source McKearin Antiques
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Whitney Glass Works
1860-1870
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about 1860-1875
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