Figured Flask
Manufacturer: Hammonton Glass Works (American, 1812-1857)
Date: 1836-1838, possibly later
Dimensions:
6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
Medium: glass
Place of Origin: Hammonton, New Jersey, United States
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1917.381
DescriptionLight yellowish green. Blown in a full-size two-part mold (McKearin G.II-53) that formed body and base. On the obverse: an American eagle with rays above and grasping a shield in its talons, with laurel and palm branches below. On the reverse: an American flag with twenty stars furled around a standard. The base is plain except for a faint moldmark and a rough, open pontil mark.
Capacity: one pint.
Capacity: one pint.
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