Collection Highlights
Proposed Coat of Arms for New Amsterdam, New Netherland: Preparatory Drawing for a Presentation to the Dutch West India Company
ca. 1630
1885.5
Black ink and wash, watercolor, red and black chalk, and red gouache, with contours incised by a stylus on laid on paper, mounted on card
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Figured flask
Object name
Figured flask
Date
1825-1830
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 8 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 21.6 x 15.9 x 6.4 cm )
Description
Aquamarine lead glass figured flask blown in a two-part mold (McKearin GVI-4) with hand-tooled lip, oval body with Washington Monument in Baltimore in oval frame on obverse with inscription "BALTIMORE", ear of corn in oval frame on reverse with inscription "CORN FOR THE WORLD", flat oval base with mold seam, and no pontil mark.
Credit Line
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number
1953.395
Marks
in relief: on obverse: "BALTIMORE"
in relief: on reverse: "CORN FOR THE WORLD"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
