Flask, Pocket
- Object Name:
- Flask, Pocket
- Object ID:
- 1965.013.256
- Creator:
- Pittsburgh Glass Works
- Place of Origin:
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Date:
- 1850-1870
- Description:
- Flask - Green, blown and molded glass; pint size. Flattened oblong body with cylindrical neck and band around collar. Front: American eagle, wings partly raised, head turned to left. Shield with bars on breast. Diagonal bars on wings. Three arrows in talons. Ribbon above eagle. "PITTSBURGH / PA embossed in horizontal oval beneath eagle. Reverse: American eagle, wings partly raised, head turned to left. Shield with bars on breast. Diagonal bars on wings. Three arrows in talons. Ribbon above eagle. Horizontal oval beneath eagle. Vertical mold seams.
McKearin, in two different references (see Notes), indicates two different time spans likely for the dating of this type of flask. Date field spans both time spans: 1850-1870, and 1860-1875. - Material:
- Glass
- Dimensions:
- H-7.85 W-4.1 D-2.4 inches
- Credit Line:
- Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Rogers Collection, Gift of Josephine P. Rogers
- Subjects:
- Glass industry, Glass working, Glassblowing, Glassware, Eagle, Liquor
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