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Object NameFlask

Maker Knox and McKee

Maker Pugh and Teater

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1824-1832

Place MadeUnited States

TechniqueMold-blown

SizeOverall H: 17.8 cm, W: 11.1 cm, D: Diam (max):

Accession Number60.4.97

Curatorial Area(s)

Exhibitions

Masonic Symbols in American Decorative Arts

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionAquamarine glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark. Obverse: Lafayette, small profile in uniform facing right. Bust is within Masonic Arch and Pillars and modified fleur-de-lis below. Reverse: American Eagle, head turned to left; shield with seven vertical bars on breast; wings partly raised and left foreshortened. Thunderbolt (two arrows) in left talons, large olive branch in right. Six cannon balls below olive branch. Above eagle seven five-pointed stars. Inscription: "GE L LA FAYETTE" in semi-circle around lower part of panel; the "N" is reversed. Edges: smooth.
Provenance

Source McKearin Antiques