CultureAmerican
Datec. 1846–1848
Made inUnited States
MediumNonlead glass
Dimensions8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.72.80
Current LocationBayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Washington Hall
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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 a portrait of General Zachary Taylor and an image of an eagle adapted from the Great Seal of the United States.
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; given to MFAH, 1972.
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