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Flask, Pocket

Object Name:
Flask, Pocket
Object ID:
1965.013.285
Creator:
Keene (Marlboro Street) Glass Works
Place of Origin:
Keene, NH
Date:
1815-1841
Description:
Flask. Dark green glass blown in a two-piece mold. Same scene on both sides done in an oval. Scene of a horse pulling a cart on a railroad track. Cart is filled with kegs. Text encircles the scene, "SUCCESS / TO / THE / RAILROAD". Straight plain neck with plain rim. Slightly concave bottom with rough pontil scar. Mold lines visible on bottom and sides. Paper label on bottom "Mc K_ / 262_". Paper label oval with red border 3 lines handwritten in blue ink: "Mc [blurred] / 266 {blurred) / {bottom line blurred.}
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-7.1 W-4.5 D-2.7 inches
Provenance:
Gift of Josephine Rogers.
Credit Line:
Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Rogers Collection, Gift of Josephine P. Rogers
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