Advanced Search
Half Pint figured flask
Maker: New York Glass House
American
1820s–30s
Place of Creation: Saratoga (Mt Pleasant) and Mt Vernon, NY, United States
Medium/Technique
Glass, molded and figured
Dimensions
14.3 x 9.2 cm (5 5/8 x 3 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William H. Fenn III Glass Collection
Accession Number1978.969
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsGlass
DescriptionOlive amber half pint flask with designs on oval panels. Obverse has cornucopia coiled to the left and filled with produce compound leaf on slender stem protrudes from left side of cornucopia. Reverse has urn with six bars and filled with produce. Plain lip, pontil mark, edges vertically ribbed with heavy medial rib.
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. William H. Fenn III, Yorklyn SR 21, Mt Cuba, Delaware