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

Cap

Manufacturer Unknown

Designer E. Vogel

CultureBohemian

Dateca. 1850

MediumBrass

InscribedThe top of the cap is engraved "AL"; and on the back above the base is signed (engraved): "E. Vogel".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number0.1931B

Not on view

DescriptionCap part of a flask with cap. Flask of clear blown glass that was panel-cut into 8 sections. The front is engraved with a buck, a doe and a fawn grazing in tall grass in front of a stream. Each side is engraved with a large tree. The back is engraved with 3 intertwined trees in the foreground and numerous smaller trees in the background. Applied to the short neck is a brass collar. A round brass cap screws onto the band.