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Figured Flask

Manufacturer Kensington Glass Works (American, 1816-1833)
Place of OriginKensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date1822-1832
Dimensions6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm)
Mediumglass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1917.364
Not on View
DescriptionAlmost colorless, bluish green glass. Blown in a full-size two-part mold (McKearin G.IV-34) that formed body and base. On the obverse: a Masonic arch and pavement, within which are the "farmer's arms." On the reverse: a frigate sailing right. The base is plain except for a moldmark and a rough, open pontil mark. Capacity: 1 pint.
Published ReferencesMcKearin, George S., and Helen McKearin, drawings by James L. McCreery, American Glass, New York, Crown, 1941; rev. ed., 1948.

McKearin, Helen and Kenneth M. Wilson, American Bottles and Flasks and Their Ancestry, New York, Crown, 1978; etc., G.IV-34, pp. 558-559, no. 251; pl. 248, nos. 9-11; pp. 474-476.

Helen McKearin, Bottles, Flasks, and Dr. Dyott, New York, Crown, 1970, G.IV-34, p. 98, no. 16 (251); p. 35, fig. 6; p. 36, fig. 7; p. 37, fig. 8; p. 38, fig. 9.

McKearin, Helen A., and Kenneth M. Wilson, American Bottles and Flasks and Their Ancestry, New York, Crown, 1978, G.IV-34, pp. 599, 436-440, 491-492.

Wilson, Kenneth M., American Glass, 1760-1930: The Toledo Museum of Art, New York: Hudson Hills Press in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, [Lanham, Md.]: National Book Network [distributor], c1994; 2 v. (879 p.): ill. (some col.); 32 cm., 1994, p. 115, no. 49.

Exhibition HistoryNew York World's Fair, 1939.
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