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

Flask

Manufacturer Unknown
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1855
MediumMold blown glass
DimensionsOverall: 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Charles Sibley
Object number79.215.6
Not on view
DescriptionFlask of mold-blown aqua glass. Quart sized. With an eagle on the side with a large frame beneath it. Bottom style 1. Oxide deposit on pontil scar. Sheared rim and neck type 10 with round band. Slight corrosion inside.

Published ReferencesMcKearin-Wilson, _American Bottles & Flasks_, pg.576-577 (GII-91).
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