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Flask, Pocket

Object Name:
Flask, Pocket
Object ID:
1965.013.284
Creator:
Keene (Marlboro Street) Glass Works
Place of Origin:
Keene, NH
Date:
1815-1841
Description:
Flask. Pint. Dark olive green glass blown-in-mold. Molded decoration in oval panels. One side depicts an American Eagle, head turned to right; wings partly raised. Shield with five vertical bars on breast. Three arrows in eagles right talons, olive branch in left. Standing on rocky formation. Image on reverse depicts a large cornucopia coiled to left and filled with produce. Plain neck with plain rim. Rough pontil scar. Seam lines visible including heavy ribs on sides.
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-7 W-4.5 D-2.5 inches
Provenance:
Gift of Josephine Rogers
Credit Line:
Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Rogers Collection, Gift of Josephine P. Rogers
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