Figured Flask

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Figured Flask

Artist Union Glass Works, Kensington, Pennsylvania (American)

Place of OriginKensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date1826-1835

Mediumglass

ClassificationGlass

Object number

1917.384

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DescriptionLight bluish green. 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 thirteen 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.

Exhibition HistoryThe Musuem of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL. The Glass Experience, March 13-Spetember 1, 2008.