Flask, Pocket
- Object Name:
- Flask, Pocket
- Object ID:
- 2003.502.001
- Creator:
- Kensington Glass Works
Glassmaker - Place of Origin:
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date:
- 1815-1828
- Description:
- Flask. Aquamarine, blown and molded glass; flattened, oval bottle with plain lip. Embossed on front: frigate sailing to right, American flag at rear, waves beneath ship and in semi-circle beneath, inscription "FRANKLIN." Reverse: "Farmer's Arms," sheaf of wheat, pitchfork, rake, shovel, sickle, axe and scythe within arch and two columns on brick pavement. "FREE TRADE/ AND SAILORS RIGHTS" embossed around front edge; "KENSINGTON GLASS/ WORKS PHILADELPHIA" embossed around reverse edge. Rough pontil mark on bottom. Cork in top.
- Material:
- Glass
Cork - Dimensions:
- H-7.6 W-4.45 D-2.6 inches
- People:
- Dyott, Thomas W. (1777-1861)
- Subjects:
- ship, Liquor, Masonry, Agricultural equipment
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