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Flask, Pocket

Object Name:
Flask, Pocket
Object ID:
1954.029.009
Creator:
Kensington Glass Works
Place of Origin:
Philadelphia, PA
Date:
1824-1828
Description:
Flask. Aquamarine blown and molded glass; half-pint size; flattened ovoid body with cylindrical neck and plain lip. Front: American eagle with star burst behind head, turned right, wings raised, shield on breast with six bars - arrows in right talons, olive branch left. Eagle clutching oval panel with pearl border; "T.W.D" embossed in oval. Reverse: cornucopia with long coiled end, top filled with fruit and flowers. Ribbed vertical mold seams; rough pontil mark on bottom. Remnants of paper label on bottom.
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-5.5 W-3.7 D-1.85 inches
Credit Line:
Bequest of Raymond D. Allen
Subjects:
Eagle, Cornucopias, Liquor
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