Keene-Marlboro Street Glass Works
Figured Flask

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Maker Keene-Marlboro Street Glass WorksAmerican, 1815–1841

CultureAmerican

Titles

Figured Flask

Date1832

Made inKeene, New Hampshire, United States

MediumNonlead glass

Dimensions6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.58.37

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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 example pairs a portrait of George Washington on one side with one of Andrew Jackson on the other.
Provenance[Samuel H. Laidacker (1904–1994), Bristol, Pennsylvania]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1958; given to MFAH, by 1966.

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