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Flask, Pocket

Object Name:
Flask, Pocket
Object ID:
2003.502.027
Creator:
Keene (Marlboro Street) Glass WorksGlassmaker
Place of Origin:
Keene, NH
Date:
1815-1830
Description:
Flask - Olive-amber, blown and molded glass; flattened, rectangular bottle with sloping shoulders, narrowing at base; plain lip. Embossed on front: all-seeing eye, square and compass, triangle, beehive inside pillars and arch with brick pavement; crossed level and plumb line, trowel, skull and crossbones, sun moon and stars around arch. Embossed on reverse: eagle with American shield, holding olive branch and arrows; banner in beak. "KCCNC" embossed in horizontal oval beneath eagle. Rough pontil mark on bottom. Two vertical mold seams.
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-7.4 W-4.1 D-2.6 inches
Subjects:
Eagle, Liquor
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