Flask, Pocket
- Object Name:
- Flask, Pocket
- Object ID:
- 1965.013.260
- Place of Origin:
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Date:
- circa 1859
- Description:
- Flask - Aquamarine blown and molded glass; flattened oblong body with sloping shoulders, cylindrical neck, flat collar and plain lip. Front: Left facing prospector with hat on head walking, bag over shoulder and walking stick in hand. "FOR PIKE'S PEAK" embossed in semi-circle above figure. "OLD RYE" embossed in horizontal oval beneath figure. Reverse: Eagle with outstretched wings, vertical ribbed shield on chest, banner above head, and arrows in talons. "PITTSBURGH, PA" embossed in horizontal oval beneath eagle. Vertical mold seams. Smooth pontil mark on bottom.
- Material:
- Glass
- Dimensions:
- H-7.65 W-4.1 D-2.25 inches
- Credit Line:
- Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Rogers Collection, Gift of Josephine P. Rogers
- Subjects:
- Eagle, Liquor, Gold rushes, Gold miners, Gold, Prospecting
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