GI-37
Object NameWhiskey Flask with Portraits of Washington and Taylor
Maker
Dyottville Glass Works
Made FromBottle Glass
Date1845-1848
Place MadeUnited States, PA, Philadelphia
TechniqueBlown-molded
SizeOverall H: 21.4 cm, W: 14.4 cm, D: 7.5 cm, Diam (max):
Accession Number50.4.508
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Heads of State
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionWhiskey Flask with Portraits of Washington and Taylor. Green or bottle glass, olive-amber; blown-molded; wide flattened ellipsoid body, cylindrical neck, wide flat sloping collar; oval panel with molded relief decoration--obverse: inscription "THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY" arching above classical profile bust of Washington with queue; reverse: inscription "GEN TAYLOR NEVER SURRENDERS" arching above profile bust of Taylor in uniform and facing left, and above the panel, the inscription "DYOTTVILLE GLASS WORKS PHILAD.A".Provenance
Source
George S. McKearin
(b. 1874) - 1923-1950-07-31
Former Collection
Clifford Kaufmann
- 1923
