Keene-Marlboro Street Glass Works
Figured Flask

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Figured Flask
Date1832
Made inKeene, New Hampshire, United States
MediumNonlead glass
Dimensions6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.72.69
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Glazed Porch
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Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionAmerican glassmakers produced small, rounded, and flattened forms as pocket bottles or flasks in the 1700s. By the 1820s, mold-blown flasks with images on both sides grew in popularity. Many featured portraits of political or military leaders, patriotic emblems, and slogans, images of abundance or technological achievement, or decorative designs such as sunbursts and scrolls. Another popular subject was the United States’ victory in the Mexican-American War of 1846 to 1848. This flask features portraits of George Washington and Andrew Jackson.
Provenance[Stephen Van Rensselaer, Sun Dial Shop, Peterborough, New Hampshire]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1927; given to MFAH, 1972.

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