Collection Highlights
Architect's Sign
ca. 1837
1953.197
Wood
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Decorative Arts
Figured flask
Object name
Figured flask
Date
1825-1830
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 6 x 4 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 15.2 x 10.8 x 3.8 cm )
Description
Aquamarine lead glass figured flask blown in a full-sized, two-part mold (McKearin GVI-2); bottle has hand-tooled flared neck, flattened ovoid body embossed on obverse with the Washington Monument in Baltimore with faint inscription, "BALTO" below, on reverse a sloop sailing right, and a flat base with a pontil mark.
Credit Line
Purchase, Abbott-Lenox Fund
Object Number
1960.6
Marks
embossed: on obverse; "BALTO"
Gallery Label
This bottle was purchased from the estate of the noted glass scholar, George S. McKearin.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
