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Franklin D. Roosevelt & T.V.A. Calabash Bottle

Manufacturer T.C. Wheaton Co.

CultureAmerican

Date1936

MediumMold-blown glass

DimensionsOverall: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)

Inscribed"E Pluribus Unum" and "TVA/1936".

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Paul Brandwein

Object number78.326

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DescriptionCalabash bottle of mold-blown aqua glass. Bust of Franklin Roosevelt and beneath an eagle with a banne "E Pluribus Unum" and reverse "TVA" and a scene of a dam and "1936". TVA commemorative bottle.

Label TextT. C. Wheaton Co. Milleville, New Jersey Franklin D. Roosevelt / T.V.A. Calabash Bottle, 1936 Mold-blown glass Gift of Mrs. Paul Brandwein 78.326 A portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt occupies the location on this calabash bottle generally accorded to George Washington.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 ReferencesMarsh, THE AMERICAN STORY RECORDED IN GLASS, #249, pg. 305-306. McKearin-Wilson, AMERICAN BOTTLES & FLASKS, pg. 489, limited edition of 816.