Flask

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Object Name: 
Flask
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States
Accession Number: 
60.4.350
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 20.8 cm, W: 14.2 cm, D: Diam (max):
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
about 1846-about 1850
Primary Description: 
Light olive green glass; mold-blown; plain lip, pontil mark. Obverse: designs on oval panels; Washington Monument with statue, similar to GVI-4 but monument is different; base is larger and step railing of the door faces right instead of left; the letters in "BALTIMORE" are smaller; inscription is below monument. Reverse: large ear of corn similar to GVI-4 but ear of corn and top of stalk smaller; design not in such high relief; above in semi-circle "CORN FOR THE WORLD" with letters smaller than GVI-4. Edges: smooth.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Pattern Name: 
GVI-5
Provenance: 
McKearin Antiques, Source
Color: 
olive green
Technique: 
mold-blowing
Material: 
glass

Exhibitions (1)

American Historical Flasks
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 1953 through 1953

Publications (1)

The Story of American Historical Flasks (1953) p. 40, #173; BIB# 67719