Figured Flask
Manufacturer: Possibly Kentucky Glass Works (American, 1850-1855)
Date: 1850-1855
Dimensions:
7 1/16 in. (17.9 cm)
Medium: glass
Place of Origin: Midwest United States, possibly Kentucky
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1917.386
DescriptionDeep yellow-green. Blown in a full-size two- or three-part mold (McKearin G.II-24) that formed body and base. On both sides: an American eagle and olive branch and arrows, with a banner and fourteen stars above and grasping an oval cartouche containing an eight-pointed ornament. The base is plain except for two parallel moldmarks 0.6 cm (1/4 in.) apart through the longitudinal center and a rough, open pontil mark.
Capacity: one pint.
Capacity: one pint.
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