Figured Flask
Manufacturer: Union Flint Glass Works (American, 1826-1844)
Date: 1826-1835
Dimensions:
7 5/16 in. (18.5 cm)
Medium: lead glass
Place of Origin: Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1917.385
DescriptionMedium blue. Blown in a full-size two-part mold (McKearin G.I-117) that formed body and base. On the obverse: a profile bust generally called Columbia, surrounded by 13 stars in an arc. On the reverse: an American eagle grasping an olive branch and arrows in its talons. The lip was formed by reheating the neck and folding it in, then tooling it into a ring. The base is plain except for a moldmark. No pontil mark.
Capacity: three-fourths pint.
Capacity: three-fourths pint.
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