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

Washingon/Eagle Quart Flask

MakerPossibly Bridgeton Glass Works (American)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1830-1850

MediumMold-blown glass

DimensionsOverall: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)

Credit LineGift of Thomas P. Chisman

Object number80.248

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, MMH, Dining Room

DescriptionFlask of mold-blown green glass. Quart sized. GI-26. Profile bust of Washington on one side and on the other side an eagle facing right with 12 stars. Sheared rim and base type 17.

Label TextPossibly Bridgeton Glass Works Bridgeton, New Jersey Washington / Eagle Quart Flask, ca. 1830–50 Mold-blown glass Gift of Thomas P. Chisman 80.248 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. 452.