GII-40
Object NameEagle Flask
Maker
Kensington Glass Works
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1822-1832
Place MadeUnited States
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeOverall H: 17.5 cm, W: 11.2 cm, D: Diam (max):
Accession Number60.4.171
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
American Historical Flasks
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionAquamarine glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark, non-lead. Obverse: designs on oval panels; American Eagle, head turned to left; wings partly raised and left foreshortened. Large shield with eight vertical bars on breast. Thunderbolt (four arrows) in eagle's left talons, large olive branch in right. Sun rays (twenty-three rays) surround eagle's head. Eagle stands on oval frame which is not broken at top, with inner band of twenty tiny pearls. A horizontal bar connects eagle's talons. Reverse: same as obverse. Edges: three vertical ribs.Provenance
Source
McKearin Antiques
