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Flask, Pocket

Object Name:
Flask, Pocket
Object ID:
1954.029.019
Creator:
Dyottville Glass Works
Place of Origin:
Philadelphia, PA
Date:
circa 1850
Description:
Flask. Aquamarine blown and molded glass; pint size, flattened ovoid body with short, cylindrical neck and rounded lip. Front: Left facing profile bust portrait of George Washington with queue tied with three ribbons and broad band of toga at base on oval panel. "THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY" embossed in semi-circle above profile. Reverse: Oval panel. Vertical mold seams. Paper label "K48 / 4.50" on bottom.
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-7 W-7.8 D-2.25 inches
Credit Line:
Bequest of Raymond D. Allen
Subjects:
Heroes, Liquor
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