Flask, Pocket
- Object Name:
- Flask, Pocket
- Object ID:
- 1954.029.045
- Creator:
- Baltimore Glass Works
- Place of Origin:
- Baltimore, MD
- Date:
- 1848
- Description:
- Flask. Aquamarine blown and molded glass. Pint size; flattened ovoid body with tapered neck and rounded lip. Front: Left facing profile portrait bust of Zachary Taylor in uniform with epaulet on shoulder. "GENl TAYLOR" embossed in semi-circle above profile. Reverse: Washington Monument, Baltimore, embossed on center of panel. "FELLS POINT" embossed in semi-circle above, and "BALTo" below. Ribbed vertical mold seams. Rough pontil mark on bottom. Paper label: "McK73 / 1000" with last 2 zeros superscript and underlined. Label is rectangular with red border and clipped corners.
- Material:
- Glass
- Dimensions:
- H-7.4 W-4.4 D-2.5 inches
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Raymond D. Allen
- Subjects:
- Elections, Political campaigns, Heroes, Liquor, Monuments
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