Figured Flask
Manufacturer: Kensington Glass Works (American, 1816-1833)
Date: 1824-1838
Dimensions:
8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm)
Medium: glass
Place of Origin: Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1917.358
Label Text:The portrait of Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) on this flask was based on a print after Jean-Antoine Houdon's bust of Franklin sculpted in 1778 (the Museum has a cast of this bust in Gallery 28A of the main building). On the reverse is a three-quarter profile bust of Thomas W. Dyott, M.D., proprietor of Kensington Glass Works. Dyott was a druggist and patent-medicine manufacturer who extended the use of traveling agents (salesmen), designed phials and bottles for his products (including figured flasks), and eventually owned and operated several glasshouses until his bankruptcy in 1838.
DescriptionPuce-colored. Blown in a full-size two-part mold (McKearin G.I-96) that formed body and base. On the obverse: a profile bust of Benjamin Franklin. On the reverse: a three-quarter profile bust of Thomas W. Dyott, M.D., proprietor of Kensington Glass Works. The base is plain except for a rough pontil mark.
Capacity: one quart.
Capacity: one quart.
Not on view
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