Flask, Pocket
- Object Name:
- Flask, Pocket
- Object ID:
- 1954.029.037
- Creator:
- Dyottville Glass Works
- Place of Origin:
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date:
- circa 1848
- Description:
- Flask. Aquamarine blown and molded glass; pint size; flattened ovoid body with cylindrical neck and plain lip. Front: Left-facing bust length profile portrait of George Washington with queue tied and robe around shoulders embossed on vertical oval panel. "WASHINGTON" embossed in semi-circle around top of profile. Reverse: Left-facing bust length profile portrait of Zachary Taylor in uniform coat with epaulet on shoulder, embossed on vertical oval panel. "GEN. Z. TAYLOR" embossed in semi-circle around top of profile. Vertical mold seams. Rough pontil mark on bottom. Paper label handwritten 2 lines "McK 49 / 750" with "50 superscript and underlined.
- Material:
- Glass
- Dimensions:
- H-6.8 W-4.7 D-2.35 inches
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Raymond D. Allen
- Subjects:
- Heroes, Elections, Political campaigns, Patriotism, Liquor
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