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Flask, Pocket

Object Name:
Flask, Pocket
Object ID:
1954.029.078
Creator:
Kensington Glass Works
Place of Origin:
Philadelphia, PA
Date:
1818-1837
Description:
Flask. Aquamarine blown and molded glass; pint size; flattened ovoid body with short cylindrical neck and plain lip. Front: American eagle head facing right, shield with seven bars, arrows in right talon, olive branch in left talon. Sunburst behind head. Eagle perched on horizontal oval panel with pearl border. Reverse: Tree of Life on vertical oval panel; Vertical ribbed seams on sides. Rough pontil mark on bottom.
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-6.6 W-4.45 D-2.4 inches
Credit Line:
Bequest of Raymond D. Allen
Subjects:
Eagle, Tree of life, Liquor
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