Unknown American
Bottle

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Maker Unknown American

CultureAmerican

Titles

Bottle
Figured Flask

Datelate 1840s or early 1850s

Made inUnited States

MediumNonlead glass

Dimensions9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.79.167

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Glazed Porch

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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. This flask features images of hunting and fishing.
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; Estate of Miss Ima Hogg; given to MFAH, 1979.

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