Masonic Flask

Object/Artifact

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Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute

Name/Title

Masonic Flask

Description

Flask with an applied lip and mouth the same size of the neck. Wide shoulders taper downwards towards a narrow oval base. Masonic design embossed on the face of the flask.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Henry Schoolcraft

Attribution

Attributed to

Manufacturer

Marlboro Street Glassworks

Date made

1815 - 1817

Place

* Untyped Place

Marlboro Street Glassworks, Keene, New Hampshire, USA

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Masonic emblems front & back of flask

Dimensions

Height

18.42 cm

Width

6.98 cm

Dimension Description

Base

Width

3.81 cm

Length

6.98 cm

Material

Glass

Color

Green

Location

* Untyped Location

Caesar Case

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Teddy Tucker

Related Places

Place

Shipwreck

Caesar

Island

Bermuda

* Untyped Place

Atlantic Ocean

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Henry Schoolcraft’s Masonic and melon-shaped flasks. Schoolcraft is significant in the history of the United States’ Native American relations. In 1836, he negotiated a treaty with the Native Americans that resulted in the ceding of 16,000 acres to the United States. Schoolcraft operated a glass manufactory in Keene, New Hampshire, where he made glass flasks. These bottles were on their way back to America after being used in a Masonic celebration in England.