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Pike's Peak Flask
19th century
Object Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Medium/Technique
Aquamarine glass
Dimensions
23.18 x 12.7 x 5.71 cm (9 1/8 x 5 x 2 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Philip B. Holmes in honor of George C. Seybolt
Accession Number1987.737
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CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsGlass
Catalogue Raisonné
McKearin-Wilson, GXI-9-10
Van Rensselaer, 20 GVII
DescriptionAquamarine glass with molded lip and smooth pontil.
Obverse: "FOR PIKES PEAK" in semicircle over prospector with cane, pickaxe, and pack walking left on a small oblong frame with the inscription: "OLD RYE".
Reverse: Eagle with small head, thick neck, and a shield in breast, holding thunderbolts (arrows). Eagle stands on an oval frame with inscription: "PITTSBURGH, PA"
Obverse: "FOR PIKES PEAK" in semicircle over prospector with cane, pickaxe, and pack walking left on a small oblong frame with the inscription: "OLD RYE".
Reverse: Eagle with small head, thick neck, and a shield in breast, holding thunderbolts (arrows). Eagle stands on an oval frame with inscription: "PITTSBURGH, PA"