Eagle/Indian Flask

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Object Name: 
Eagle/Indian Flask
Place Made: 
United States
Accession Number: 
60.4.270
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 22.8 cm, W: 13.2 cm, D: Diam (max):
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1875-1876
Primary Description: 
Aquamarine glass; mold-blown; applied collar. Obverse: flying eagle with banner above an architectural framework which has a leafy branch supporting a small bird on either side. Reverse: tree at left; Indian shooting at center toward bird at right, sitting on a leafy frond. All on a rectangular frame. Inscription: "CONTINENTIAL" in frame below eagle; "CUNNINGHAMS &Co/ PITTSBURGH PA" below Indian.

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Department: 
Modern
Pattern Name: 
GII-142
Provenance: 
McKearin Antiques, Source
Color: 
aquamarine
Technique: 
mold-blowing
Material: 
glass

Publications (1)

Pittsburgh Glass, 1797-1891 (1976) illustrated, p. 219 (fig. 215, bottom left); BIB# 19272