New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Washington/Eagle Screw Top Flask

Manufacturer Owens-Illinois Inc.

CultureAmerican

Date1932

MediumMachine-pressed glass

DimensionsOverall: 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Paul Brandwein

Object number79.166.100

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DescriptionFlask of clear machine-made glass. Profile bust of Washington on one side. Above this is "1732 GEORGE WASHINGTON 1932". On the other side lower part (top left for label) is an eagle with 12 stars around it. Originally made for Centennial vinegar. Also, a top of some sort.

Exhibition History"First in the Hearts of His Countrymen: America Remembers George Washington 1732-1799," Chrysler Museum of Art, Nov. 23, 1999 - Summer 2001. Published ReferencesMcKearin-Wilson, AMERICAN BOTTLES AND FLASKS, pg. 698, ill. 180.