Flask
Manufacturer
Coventry Glass Works
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1824-1825
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Inscribed"LA FAYETTE" in semi-circle above bust, beneath horizontal bar and below "T.S." (Thomas Stebbins). On the reverse: "DE WITT CLINTON" in semi-circle above bust ("D" reversed); beneath in semi-circle "COVENTRY", and below "CT"; edges horizontally corrugated.
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.5648
Not on view
DescriptionHistorical Flask; pint size; olive amber; one side Lafayette small profile bust facing right and reverse DeWitt Clinton, small profile, facing right. Rough pontil.Published ReferencesMcKearin, _American Glass_, p. 528-529, #80-GI-80, and p. 463-466 for its history; McKearin & Wilson, _Amber Bottles and Flasks_, p. 110.
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