Baltimore Glass Works
Figured flask

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Figured flask
Datec. 1847
Made inBaltimore, Maryland, United States
MediumNonlead glass
Dimensions5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.61.36
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Glazed Porch
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Department
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. One side of this flask features an image of the Washington Monument in Baltimore, which was substantially completed in 1829. The other side is inscribed “A little more grape,” a popular misquote of a command given by General Zachary Taylor to artillery officer Braxton Bragg during the Mexican-American War battle at Buena Vista.
Provenance[Richard H. and Virginia A. Wood, Baltimore]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1961; given to MFAH, by 1966.

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