Baltimore Glass Works
Figured Flask

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MakerAttributed to Baltimore Glass WorksAmerican, 1800–1890

CultureAmerican

Titles

Figured Flask

Datec. 1847

Made inBaltimore, Maryland, United States

MediumNonlead glass

Dimensions7 in. (17.8 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.72.57

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Glazed Porch

On view

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

GLASS

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 example is inscribed, “General Taylor never surrenders.” On the opposite side is “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[Stephen Van Rensselaer, Sun Dial Shop, Peterborough, New Hampshire]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1927; given to MFAH, 1972.

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