Flask

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Object Name: 
Flask
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States
Accession Number: 
60.4.346
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 14.6 cm, W: 9.5 cm, D: Diam (max):
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
about 1847-about 1848
Primary Description: 
Light green glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark. Obverse: designs on oval panels; Battle Monument with statue; the entrance door is without step railing. Reverse: inscription "A/LITTLE/MORE/GRAPE/CAPT BRAG". Edges: vertically ribbed.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Pattern Name: 
GVI-1a
Provenance: 
McKearin Antiques, Source
Color: 
light green
Technique: 
mold-blowing
Material: 
glass