Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1766-1853)
ca. 1825
1920.4
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Figured flask
Object name
Figured flask
Date
1824-1830
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 in. ( 19 x 11.4 x 5.1 cm )
Description
Olive amber lead glass figured flask blown in a two-part mold (McKearin GI-85) with hand-tooled flared lip, rectangular body with rounded shoulders, bust of Lafayette on obverse with inscriptions "LAFAYETTE" and "COVETRY C-T", Liberty cap on pole in oval frame with semi-circle of stars above and inscription "S & S" below on reverse, and oval base with mold seam and pontil mark.
Credit Line
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number
1953.383
Marks
in relief: on obverse: "LAFAYETTE" and "COVETRY / C-T"
in relief: on reverse: "S & S"
Gallery Label
Marquis de Lafayette, hero of the American Revolution, toured the United States in 1824-25. The inscription "S & S" stands for Stebbins & Stebbins, proprietors of the Coventry Glass Works.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
