Collection Highlights
Memorial sample card
Date:
Object Number:
1947.490a
Medium:
Watercolor and hair on ivory
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Luce Center
Figured flask
Object Number:
1953.398
Date:
1855-1860
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 15.2 x 8.9 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Olive amber non-lead glass figured flask blown in a full-size two-part mold (McKearin GII-86) with flared hand-tooled neck and lip, rectangular body with rounded shoulders, American eagle facing left with banner above and oval frame below on obverse and reverse, flat oval base with mold seam, and pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
