Flask, Pocket
- Object Name:
- Flask, Pocket
- Object ID:
- 1954.029.109
- Place of Origin:
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Date:
- 1861-1865
- Description:
- Flask. Amber blown and molded glass; half-pint; flattened, ovoid body with curved shoulder, cylindrical neck with single rounded collar and rounded lip. Front: Embossed eagle in flight with ribbon in beak above shield with nine vertical bars and olive branch and arrows. Reverse: Large shield with clasped hands near top and plain oval below. Laurel wreath around sides; "UNION" and eleven stars in semi-circle above shield. Polished pontil mark on bottom. Vertical mold seams. Red rectangular paper label with clipped corners; "300" (zeros superscript and underlined) written in blue ink.
- Material:
- Glass
- Dimensions:
- H-6.25 W-2.9 D-1.65 inches
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Raymond D. Allen
- People:
- Allen, Raymond D. (1895-1953)
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