Collection Highlights
Doll: girl w/fur trimmed coat and velvet hat on stand
ca. 1893
1961.31
Ceramic, composition, textile, leather, fur, hair, rhinestones, feathers, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Figured flask
Object name
Figured flask
Date
1826-1835
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/4 x 5 x 2 1/2 in. ( 18.4 x 12.7 x 6.4 cm )
Description
Green lead glass figured flask blown in a full-size two-part mold (McKearin GI-14) with hand-tooled cylindrical finish and ovoid body; on obverse, portrait of George Washington with inscription "GENERAL WASHINGTON" in oval frame; on reverse, in oval frame, American eagle grasping cartouche with inscription "T. W. D" with rays and inscription "E PLURIBUS UNUM" above eagle; on sides, inscription "KENSINGTON GLASS WORKS PHILADELPHIA / ADAMS & JEFFERSON JULY 4. A. D. 1776"; oval base with blowpipe mark.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.743
Marks
in relief: on obverse: "GENERAL WASHINGTON"
in relief: on reverse: "E PLURIBUS UNUM" and "T. W. D"
in relief: on sides: "KENSINGTON GLASS WORKS PHILADELPHIA / ADAMS & JEFFERSON JULY 4. A. D. 1776"
Gallery Label
This flask commemorates the deaths of Adams and Jefferson which occurred on July 4, 1826. "T. W. D" stands for Thomas W. Dyott, owner of Kensington Glass Works.
Provenance
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
