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Flask

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1840-1860

GUSN

GUSN-57639

Description

Amber-colored glass flask with a flattened bell-shaped body, with an eagle, shield, and masonic symbols as decoration.

Details

Descriptive Terms

flasks (bottles)
glass (material)
pressing
Vessel
Bottle
Flask
Flask

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

9 7/8 x 5 1/4 x 2 1/8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.2475

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