Flask, Pocket
- Object Name:
- Flask, Pocket
- Object ID:
- 1954.029.010
- Creator:
- Albany Glass Works
- Place of Origin:
- Albany, NY
- Date:
- 1847-1851
- Description:
- Flask. Green, blown and molded glass. Flattened, ovoid body with rounded shoulders, cylindrical neck and rough lip. Pint size. Front: Embossed three-quarter view, facing left, of George Washington in uniform. In semi-circle around view: "ALBANY GLASS WORKS", and underneath: "ALBANY / N.Y." Reverse: Three-masted sailing vessel. Heavy vertical ribs on sides. Smooth pontil mark on bottom. Partial paper label on bottom handwritten in pencil: "#30 WASH / $20.00".
- Material:
- Glass
- Dimensions:
- H-6 W-4 D-2.55 inches
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Raymond D. Allen
- Subjects:
- Sailing ships, Liquor, George Washington
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