Flask, Pocket
- Object Name:
- Flask, Pocket
- Object ID:
- 1954.029.013
- Creator:
- Baltimore Glass Works
- Place of Origin:
- Baltimore, MD
- Date:
- circa 1848
- Description:
- Flask - Aquamarine blown and molded glass; pint size; flattened ovoid body with cylindrical neck and plain lip. Front: Left facing profile bust portrait of George Washington with wig and uniform with epaulet; "WASHINGTON" embossed in semi-circle above profile. Reverse:Left facing profile bust portrait of Zachary Taylor, in uniform, with epaulet, and high collar. "BALTIMORE GLASS WORKS" embossed in semi-circle above profile. Ribbed vertical mold seams; rough pontil mark on bottom. Paper label rectangular clipped corners and red border: "K17 / 1600" (00 superscript and underlined) .
- Material:
- Glass
- Dimensions:
- H-7.3 W-4.4 D-2.5 inches
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Raymond D. Allen
- Subjects:
- Heroes, Political campaigns, Liquor, Elections
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