Flask

Object/Artifact

Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Flask

Entry/Object ID

2022.41.047

Description

Aquamarine historical / pictorial flask. Pint Size. Plain lip, broken pontil. McKearin GI-14. Obverse: George Washington, three quarter view in uniform facing left. "General Washington" in semi-circle above bust. Reverse: American Eagle, head turned to the right. Shield with 7 bars on breast, wings partly raised and right forshortened. Thunderbolt (5 arrows) in its right talons, large olive branch in the left. Sunrays above the eagle's head. Eagle stands on oval fram with inner band of 28 small pearls. "E Pluribus Unum" in semi-circle above sunrays. In oval frame, "T.W.D" Edges are vertically ribbed and with inscription "Adams and Jefferson July 4, A.D. 1776" Three small stars follow 1776. "Kensington Glassworks, Philadelphia"

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Kensington Glassworks

Date made

1825 - 1850

Place

City

Philadelphia

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

7 in

Width

4 in

Diameter

3/4 in

Material

Glass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Related Publications

Notes

"American Bottles and Flasks and Their Ancestry" by Helen McKearin and Kenneth M. Wilson. pg. 526-527 (GI-14)