Baltimore Glass Works
Figured Flask

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MakerProbably Baltimore Glass Works (American, 1800–1890)American, 1800–1890

CultureAmerican

Titles

Figured Flask

Datec. 1846

Made inBaltimore, Maryland, United States

MediumNonlead glass

Dimensions6 11/16 in. (17 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.58.33

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 example commemorates General Zachary Taylor and Major Samuel Ringgold, an artillery officer who died early in the war.
ProvenanceProbably Stephen Van Rensselaer, Peterborough, New Hampshire, 1927; [Samuel H. Laidacker (1904–1994), Bristol, Pennsylvania]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1958; given to MFAH, by 1966.

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