Kensington Glass Works
Figured Flask

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Maker Kensington Glass Works(American, c. 1818–1838)American, c. 1818–1838

CultureAmerican

Titles

Figured Flask

Datec. 1826

Made inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

MediumNonlead glass

Dimensions6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.58.153

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. One side of this flask features a portrait of Benjamin Franklin; on the opposite side is a portrait of glassworks owner Thomas W. Dyott.
ProvenanceHamilton Collection; [Samuel H. Laidacker (1904–1994), Bristol, Pennsylvania]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1958; given to MFAH, by 1966.
Exhibition History"Fill the Other Bowl, Boys!," Texarkana Historical Society, Texarkana, TX, September 1, 1993–October 6, 1993.

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