Flask, Pocket
- Object Name:
- Flask, Pocket
- Object ID:
- 1965.013.277
- Creator:
- Coventry Glass Factory Company
- Place of Origin:
- Coventry, CT
- Date:
- 1827-1840
- Description:
- Flask - Dark olive blown and molded glass; flattened ovoid body with curved shoulder, short, cylindrical neck and plain lip. Half -pint size. Front: Embossed profile of George Washington, facing right, in uniform with epaulet on shoulder. Hair fashioned in long queue. "WASHINGTON" in semi-circle above. Reverse: Embossed profile of Andrew Jackson, facing left, in uniform with epaulet on shoulder. "JACKSON" in semi-circle above bust. Heavy vertical ribs on sides. Rough pontil mark on bottom.
- Material:
- Glass
- Dimensions:
- H-6.6 W-3.8 D-2.3 inches
- Credit Line:
- Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Rogers Collection, Gift of Josephine P. Rogers
- People:
- Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845), Washington, George (1732-1799), Rogers, Josephine (1887-1970), Rogers, Harry (1886-1961)
- Subjects:
- Andrew Jackson, George Washington, Heroes, War, Liquor
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