Flask

Object/Artifact

Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Flask

Entry/Object ID

2022.41.046

Description

Aquamarine, mold-blown flask, pint size, plain lip, broad sloping collar. Graphite pontil. One side shows a profile of Washington, and "Albany Glass Works" in semi-circle around bust. Below bust in two lines, "Albany, N.Y." Other side features a full-rigged ship sailing to the right.

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Albany Glass Works

Date made

1847 - 1851

Place

City

Albany

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

7 in

Width

4-1/2 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. 530-531 (GI-28)