Granite Glass Co.
Figured Flask

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Maker Granite Glass Co.American, 1846–1860

CultureAmerican

Titles

Figured Flask

Datec. 1846–1860

Made inStoddard, New Hampshire, United States

MediumNonlead glass

Dimensions7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.72.75

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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. This flask features an American eagle on one side.
Provenance[E. R. Guerin, Collectors Luck, Suncook, New Hampshire]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1927; given to MFAH, 1972.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscribed on obverse: Granite Glass Co.
Inscribed on reverse: Stoddard, N.H.

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