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Flask, Pocket

Object Name:
Flask, Pocket
Object ID:
1954.029.126
Creator:
Baltimore Glass Works
Place of Origin:
Baltimore, MD
Date:
1830
Description:
Flask. Aquamarine blown and molded glass. Half-pint size. Flattened ovoid body with cylindrical neck and plain lip. Front: Embossed image of Washington Monument, Baltimore column, door indented on oval panel. "BALT° embossed under image. Reverse: Sloop with two sails and pennant flying to right on water on oval panel. "FELLS"embossed above sloop and "POINT" embossed below sloop. Ribbed vertical mold seams. Rough pontil mark on bottom. Paper label rectangular red border clipped corners "McK 273 / 600 (zeros superscript and underlined. "
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-5.7 W-3.75 D-1.75 inches
Credit Line:
Bequest of Raymond D. Allen
Subjects:
Monuments, Ships, Liquor
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