Figured Flask
Manufacturer: Kensington Glass Works (American, 1816-1833)
Date: 1824-1836
Dimensions:
6 11/16 in. (17 cm)
Medium: glass
Place of Origin: Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1917.365
DescriptionLight aqua, almost colorless. Blown in a full-size two-part mold (McKearin G.II-41) that formed body and base. On the obverse: an American eagle with rays above and grasping an oval cartouche below and arrows in the left talons and an olive branch in the right talons. On the reverse: a tree in foliage. The base is plain except for a moldmark and a faint, rough pontil mark.
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