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Flask, Pocket

Object Name:
Flask, Pocket
Object ID:
1954.029.040
Creator:
Baltimore Flint Glass Company
Place of Origin:
Baltimore, MD
Date:
1835-1845
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 wig, queue, and uniform with epaulet on shoulder. "FELLS" embossed above profile. "POINT" embossed beneath profile. Reverse: Image of Washington Monument on vertical oval panel. "BALTo" embossed beneath monument. RIbbed vertical mold seams. Rough pontil mark on bottom. Remnant of paper label on bottom.
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-7.2 W-4.35 D-2.75 inches
Credit Line:
Bequest of Raymond D. Allen
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