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GII-91
GII-91

GII-91

Object NameEagle Flask
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1850-1875
Place MadeUnited States, Midwestern
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeH: 22.2 cm
Accession Number60.4.223
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionPale blue glass; mold-blown; applied ring, circular depression in base. Obverse: American Eagle, facing left; wings partly raised, ten ribs in right wing, nine in left. Thunderbolt (three arrows) in left talons and right talons. Ribbon streaming from eagle's beak and over its head. Oval frame below eagle. Reverse: same as obverse except ten ribs in each wing. Edges: vertical seam.
Provenance
Source McKearin Antiques
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about 1836-about 1840
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about 1820-1835
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