Whiskey Flask with Portrait of Washington

Object Name: 
Whiskey Flask with Portrait of Washington

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Object Name: 
Whiskey Flask with Portrait of Washington
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, PA, Philadelphia
Accession Number: 
55.4.249
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 17.2 cm, W: 10.3 cm, D: Diam (max):
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1826
Primary Description: 
Whiskey Flask with Portrait of Washington. Blue non-lead glass; mold-blown. Flattened oval, short neck with portrait of George Washington in uniform facing left on one side with "GENERAL WASHINGTON" arching above. Reverse has an American Eagle facing right with "E PLURIBUS UNUM" above and "T.W.D." in oval below. Edge has inscriptions "ADAMS & JEFFERSON July 4 A.D. 1776" and "KENSINGTON GLASS WORKS PHILADELPHIA". Oval base with pontil mark.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
McKearin Antiques, Source
1955-11-12
Color: 
blue
Technique: 
mold-blown
Material: 
glass
Inscription: 
GENERAL WASHINGTON
inscription
: 
body
ENSINGTON GLASS WORKS PHILADELPHIA
inscription
: 
edge
ADAMS & JEFFERSON July 4 A.D. 1776
inscription
: 
edge
E PLURIBUS UNUM; T.W.D.
inscription
: 
body, reverse

Exhibitions (1)

Heads of State
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2003-03-20 through 2003-09-01
West Bridge Show

Publications (2)

Dictionary of Ornament (1986) illustrated, p. 114, left column, #4;
American Bottles and Flasks and Their Ancestry (1978) pp. 526-527; BIB# 20280