Baltimore Glass Works
Figured Flask

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Figured Flask
Date1847
Made inBaltimore, Maryland, United States
MediumNonlead glass
Dimensions7 in. (17.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.58.163
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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. Another popular subject was the United States’ victory in the Mexican-American War of 1846 to 1848. This example commemorates Mexican-American war heroes General Zachary Taylor and Captain Braxton Bragg, an artillery officer noted for his actions in the battle of Buena Vista in February of 1847.
Provenance[Samuel H. Laidacker (1904–1994), Bristol, Pennsylvania]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1958; given to MFAH.

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