Baltimore Glass Works
Figured Flask

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Figured Flask
Datec. 1840–1850
Possible placeBridgeton, New Jersey, United States
Possible placeBaltimore, Maryland, United States
MediumNonlead glass
Dimensions8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.58.42
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Washington Hall
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
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 a portrait of George Washington and an image of an eagle adapted from the Great Seal of the United States.
Provenance[McKearins Antiques, Hoosick Falls, NY]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1954; given to MFAH, by 1966.

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