GI-79
Object NameFlask
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1864-about 1875
Place MadeUnited States
TechniqueMold-blown
SizeOverall H: 19.2 cm, W: 10.3 cm, D: Diam (max):
Accession Number60.4.80
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionAmber glass; mold-blown; lip with applied ring, circular depression at center of base. Obverse: Grant, very small profile bust, facing left. Laurel wreath tied with bow knotted ribbon at bottom and enclosing small scrolled medallion which contains the bust. Reverse: American Eagle, head facing right and wings raised about parallel with body. Eagle rests on shield with tiny stars but no bars. Thunderbolt (four arrows) and olive branch protrude from either side of shield just above lower point. In eagle's beak long plain ribbon extending over and parallel with body and through shield beneath. Below near base of flask, oval frame pointed at top and bottom. Inscription: reverse - "UNION" in oval frame. Edges: smooth.Provenance
Source
McKearin Antiques
