Flask

Object/Artifact

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Flask

Entry/Object ID

2022.41.048

Description

Amethyst historical/pictorial blown glass flask. Pint size, heavy vertical ribbing on the edges. One side features Zachary Taylor's profile facing left with the words "Rough and Ready". On the opposite side Samuel Ringgold's, profile facing left with the words "Major Ringgold".

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Baltimore Glass Works

Date made

1830 - 1850

Place

City

Baltimore

Location

Maryland

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

7 in

Width

4 in

Diameter

1 in

Material

Glass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ringgold, Samuel, 1796-1846

Person or Organization

Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850

Related Publications

Notes

"American Bottles and Flasks and Their Ancestry" by Helen McKearin and Kenneth M. Wilson. pg. 542-543 (GI-71)