GIV-13
Object NameMasonic/Eagle Flask
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1815-1817
Place MadeUnited States, New England
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeOverall H: 14.5 cm, W: 8.5 cm, D: Diam (max):
Accession Number60.4.305
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
American Historical Flasks
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionLight yellowish green glass; mold-blown; tooled lip, pontil mark. Obverse: Masonic decoration; similar to GIV-3 except twenty-eight bricks in pavement and symbol at right below pavement is the Ark of the Covenant and at left small animal, probably the Paschal Lamb. Rays surrounding blazing sun and radiant quarter moon fewer in number. Reverse: similar to GIV-3 except star in oval frame similar to that on GIV-9. American Eagle. Edges: vertically ribbed.Provenance
Source
McKearin Antiques
- 1960
