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Flask, Pocket

Object Name:
Flask, Pocket
Object ID:
1954.029.053
Date:
1820-1840
Description:
Flask. Light green blown and molded glass; pint size; flattened ovoid body with cylindrical neck and plain lip. Front: left facing profile bust length profile portrait of female figure Liberty with a cap and long curled hair embossed on a vertical oval panel. Thirteen stars in semi-circle around profile; Reverse: Right facing American eagle with wings spread, shield on chest, three arrows in right talon and olive branch in left talon. "B & W" in feathered script embossed beneath figure. Ribbed vertical mold seams; Rough pontil mark on bottom. Rectangular paper label adhered to bottom, handwritten: "K121 / 15.00" in ink.
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-6.7 W-4.4 D-2.8 inches
Credit Line:
Bequest of Raymond D. Allen
Subjects:
Eagle, Liberty, Liquor
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